Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS388 - Palancar Bricks
29 December, 2017
- Team Leader
- Kim Rogers
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.5 lbs (estimated)
20.391944, -87.181111
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS388 - Palancar Bricks
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive GalaxSea Cozumel
- City
- Cozumel
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 29 December, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 51 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 20.391944
Longitude: -87.181111
- Weather Conditions
-
Temperatures low 80s F, winds from the east, no rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–76 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
The measurement of the actual area searched is just a guess. Due to drift diving, it all depends on the speed of the current. It's also difficult to calculate since we don't dive an "out and back" but the boat follows us throughout the dive.
