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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Torpederas

1 May, 2018

Team Leader
Rodrigo Fernandez Palacios
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

-33.022158292139, -71.647687979989

Survey Information

Location Name
Torpederas
Organization/Dive Centre
Buddha Divers
City
Valparaiso
Country
Chile
Date
1 May, 2018
Survey Duration
33 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.022158292139
Longitude: -71.647687979989
Weather Conditions
Clear, Cloudy 9°C to 18° C
Survey Depth Range
3–12 meters
Area Surveyed
27 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Plastic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts 2

La mayoria de la basura encontrada son desechos de las personas inconsientes que visitan la playa y las rocas cada día.

Plastic retail bags

Plastic Bottles

Tires

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