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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Colon Channel

19 January, 2019

Team Leader
Lucienne van der Heijden
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

9.20148, 82.1426

Survey Information

Location Name
Colon Channel
Organization/Dive Centre
La Buga
City
Isla Colon
Country
Panama
Date
19 January, 2019
Survey Duration
85 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.20148
Longitude: 82.1426
Weather Conditions
Sunny during the day, rain at night
Survey Depth Range
3–7 meters
Area Surveyed
60 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sand bottom
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 9
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 14
Fishing: Line 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 20
Cigarette Filters 2
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 48
Pipes & Rebar 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Bags (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 2
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 7
other materials collected
Broom 1
Sunglasses 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Sea Urchin
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Can and Plastic
Comments The Sea Urchin attracted plastic and a can to cover himself.

All the parties at Colon Islan tribute to trash in the ocean.

Beer cans

Fishing lines, lots of fisherman

Plastic bottles

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