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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Cabo Blanco

8 June, 2021

Team Leader
Diego García
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

-4.223795, -81.212363

Survey Information

Location Name
Cabo Blanco
Organization/Dive Centre
Chelonia Dive Center
City
El Alto
Country
Peru
Date
8 June, 2021
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -4.223795
Longitude: -81.212363
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–9 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 14
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing net

Taking the fishing gear out withouth harming marine life like corals.

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