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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Playa Ocotal

8 January, 2019

Team Leader
Ibarra
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (estimated)

10.545969749092, -85.722596241941

Survey Information

Location Name
Playa Ocotal
Organization/Dive Centre
Mundo Acuatico Costa Rica
City
Playas del Coco
Country
Costa Rica
Date
8 January, 2019
Survey Duration
42 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.545969749092
Longitude: -85.722596241941
Weather Conditions
19C
Survey Depth Range
30–40 feet
Area Surveyed
1351.1 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) 9
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Balloons 1
Baskets, Crates 4
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Cigarette Lighters 3
Cotton Bud Sticks 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 9
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Straws, Stirrers 12
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 12
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 8
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1

Yes

Tires

Glass


Cleaning beach too

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