Dive Against Debris Data Submission
PNN UTRIA
8 December, 2023
- Team Leader
- Federico Obregón
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 kgs (estimated)
6.0112668889606, -77.347858382609
Survey Information
- Location Name
- PNN UTRIA
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Kakiri
- City
- Bahia Solano
- Country
- Colombia
- Date
- 8 December, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 180 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 6.0112668889606
Longitude: -77.347858382609
- Weather Conditions
-
Cloudy
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | oyster |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | plastic bottle |
Additional Information
PVC PIPE
Comments and Feedback
This clean-up was carried out by a group of local divers from the communities of the Gulf of Tribugá, as part of the project “Managing ghost fishing in the Colombian Pacific with a community-based strategy” . https://ecomares.org/manejo-de-la-pesca-fantasma-en-el-pacifico-colombiano/
