Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Playas del Coco Bay - Costa Rica
14 June, 2023
- Team Leader
- Niels Prinssen
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 kgs (estimated)
10.559037193768, -85.699653142103
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Playas del Coco Bay - Costa Rica
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Rich Coast Diving
- City
- Playas del Coco
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Date
- 14 June, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.559037193768
Longitude: -85.699653142103
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny with one or two ours of rain every afternoon. Calm conditions not much wind.
- Survey Depth Range
- 7–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sandy bottom flat
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 12 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 6 |
Additional Information
Fisherman and local boat owners throwing thrash in the bay
