Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Boulder Reef North
18 July, 2020
- Team Leader
- Sarah Albert
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 6.51 kgs (measured)
-20.029655712292, 57.534532234331
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Boulder Reef North
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Spirit Mauritius
- City
- Trou aux Biches
- Country
- Mauritius
- Date
- 18 July, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -20.029655712292
Longitude: 57.534532234331
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 12–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 250 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 4585 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 665 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
Additional Information
Construction materials used for fishing eg foundation metals as fishing sinkers
Broken fish trap
Fishing line
Comments and Feedback
This site is near a fishing village so a broken fish trap shouldn’t be unexpected. There was a lot more fishing wire which we did didn’t have time to collect today so will go back.
