Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Haleiwa Trench
25 May, 2020
- Team Leader
- Christopher Slaughter
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 7 lbs (estimated)
21.593841199124, -158.1113334665
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Haleiwa Trench
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Haleiwa
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 25 May, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 21.593841199124
Longitude: -158.1113334665
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 23–98 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 79451.1 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 14 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 12 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 11 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line |
| Comments | The turtle was on a shelf about 45 feet down in the trench with about 60 feet of fishing line wrapped around his shell, three legs, and neck. I cut him loose in less than two minutes while my dive buddies blocked his retreat. We didn’t have to touch him much. |
Additional Information
It looked like a trash bag was thrown from a boat and settled at the bottom of the trench because more of the trash was in a tight area. The fishing line could have come from a boat or the nearby shore.
A glass bottle that was made in 1938.
Fishing line
Plastic bags
Plastic straws
