Stackpole Quay and Milford Haven SAC – April 9
8 volunteers.
Stackpole Quay – 6 volunteers – 1 metre viz = 128 angling weights / 3 lures / 25 metres of angling line.
Castle Head – 2 volunteers – 1 metre viz = 2 lobster pots. Animals released = 9 edible crabs.
Soldier Rock – 2 volunteers – 1 metre viz = rope and buoy.
Skomer Marine Conservation Zone – April 10
8 volunteers.
Wooltack Point – 8 volunteers – 2 metre viz = 36 angling weights / 2 lures / 25 metres of angling line.
Low Point – 6 volunteers – 2 metre viz = 109 weights / 28 hooks.
Milford Haven Waterway SAC – May 23
6 volunteers.
Soldier Rock – 2 volunteers – 6 metre viz – dive time of 45 mins = Nothing found.
Butts Bay – 2 volunteers – 10 metre viz – dive time of 40 mins = 4 lost lobster pots and rope. Animals released = 3 lobster / 3 edible crab
South Hook pt – 2 volunteers – 4 metre viz – dive time of 20 mins = 2 lobster pots.
Collier Wreck – 2 volunteers = 2 lobster pots. Animals released = 3 edible crab / 8 spider crabs.
Skomer Marine Conservation Zone – May 24
6 volunteers.
Rye Rocks – 6 volunteers = 8 lost lobster pots and rope. Animals released = 3 lobster / 4 edible crab / 8 spider crab
North Haven – 4 volunteers = 2 lobster pots. Animals released = 6 spider crab
Skomer Marine Conservation Zone & Milford Haven SAC – June 22
Low Point – 9 volunteers – 5 metre viz – dive time of 55 mins = 50 weights / 66 hooks / 1 bottle / 550 metres of line. Animals released = 1 crab / 1 fish
Thorn Island – 3 volunteers – 5 metre viz – dive time of 30mins = 1 lobster pot / 20m rope. Animals released = 8 edible crab
Longoar Bay – 3 volunteers – 5 metre viz – dive time of 45 mins = 1 lobster pots
Great Castle Head – 2 volunteers – 4 metre viz – dive time of 30 mins = 2 lobster pots. Animals released = 3 edible crab / 3 lobster / 1 spider crab.
Milford Haven SAC – June 23
Mill Bay – 3 volunteers – 10 metre viz – dive time of 45 mins = 1 lobster pot / 25 metres of rope. Animals released = 1 lobsters / 2 edible crab / 3 spider crab Animals deceased 2 wrasse
Wury Bay – 5 volunteers – 5 metre viz – dive time of 55 mins = 13 lobster pots / 500 metres of rope. Animals released = 2 lobsters / 15 edible crab / 30 spider crab / 1 bullhuss
Milford Haven SAC – July 20
6 volunteers.
Dale Fort – 3 volunteers = Nothing found.
South Hook Pt – 3 volunteers – dive time of 40 mins = 2 lobster pots / 25m rope. Animals released = 1 lobsters / 1 spider crab.
South Hook Pt – 3 volunteers – dive time of 40 mins = 1 lobster pot. Animals released = 1 lobsters / 3 spider crab / 2 edible crab.
Stack fort – 2 volunteers = 7 metres of rope
Milford Haven SAC – July 21
7 volunteers.
Caroline Wreck – 3 volunteers – 1 metre viz – dive time of 45 mins = 3 lobster pots. Animals released = 2 lobsters / 8 spider crab / 3 edible crab / 1 conger eel / 1 bib
NW Angle Pen – 2 volunteers – 2 metre viz = nothing found
NW Angle Pen – 3 volunteers – 3 metre viz – dive time of 45 mins = 1 lobster pot. Animals released = 1 lobster / 4 edible crab
Dale Fort – 4 volunteers – 2 metre viz – dive time of 60 mins = 1 angling weight
Skomer Marine Conservation Zone & Milford Haven SAC – July 27
7 volunteers.
Low Point – 7 volunteers – 2 metre viz – dive time of 45 mins = 25 angling weights / 4 hooks / 200 metres of line
Great Castle Head – 4 volunteers – 2 metre viz = 5 lobster pots / 30 metres of rope / boat anchor / plastic pieces
Chapel Bay – 3 volunteers – 3 metre viz – dive time of 45 mins = 1 fishing reel
Stackpole & Milford Haven SAC – August 6
8 volunteers.
Stackpole Quay – 8 volunteers – 4 metre viz – dive time of 45 mins = 12 weights / 6 hooks and lures / 5 metres of rope / 150m of angling line
Dale Fort – 2 volunteers – 2 metre viz = plastic pipe / plate / flare case / steel bar
Dakotion – 2 volunteers – 3 metre viz = 1m lead pipe
Skomer Marine Conservation Zone & Milford Haven SAC – August 7
8 volunteers.
Thorn Point – 6 volunteers – 4 metre viz – dive time of 45 mins = 3 lobster pots / 20m of rope. Animals released = 3 lobsters / 8 spider crab / 2 edible crab / 1 cat shark
Castle Head – 2 volunteers – 2 metre viz – dive time 45 mins = 4 lobster pots / 25m of rope Animals released = 1 lobsters / 2 spider crab
2022 totals
We dived at X dive sites and recovered almost X kilometers of monofilament angling line; X lead weights; over X hooks; almost x metres of rope and over X lobster pots.
We released over X lobsters, crabs, and entangled fish species.
Other activities in 2022
Distributed copies of the site specific tackle tips leaflets which have underwater maps and site specific advice for Stackpole and Skomer Marine Conservation Zone.
Continue to contribute to the International network on ghost fishing, GGGI and became a working group member to exchange knowledge on worldwide solutions.
