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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

El Cantil

26 November, 2024

Team Leader
Lauren Stewart
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
98.9 lbs (measured)

20.503878527131, -86.958972326959

Survey Information

Location Name
El Cantil
Organization/Dive Centre
Maple Leaf Scuba
City
Cozumel
Country
Mexico
Date
26 November, 2024
Survey Duration
43 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 20.503878527131
Longitude: -86.958972326959
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
7–25 feet
Area Surveyed
150 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 11
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 16
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Jars-food (glass) 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 25
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 2
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 12
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 3
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 23
Wrappers (foil/metal) 9
Metal Fragments 7
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 7
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 12
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 8
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 8
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Toys 1

There was a building that collapsed and is in the ocean

coffee maker

spark plugs - used as sinkers by local fisherman although not so many found this time

wires all through the building that can create entrapment and have plastic coating that is breaking down

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