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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Muelle Los Órganos

10 June, 2021

Team Leader
Adriana Zavala
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

-4.177031, -81.13504

Survey Information

Location Name
Muelle Los Órganos
Organization/Dive Centre
Chelonia Dive Center
City
Los Órganos
Country
Peru
Date
10 June, 2021
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -4.177031
Longitude: -81.13504
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
6–8 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 18
Plastic Fragments 6
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Hippocampus ingens
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing net
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Centolla
Number Entangled 2
Status injured
Type of Debris Fishing net

Fishing nets with a lot of life are difficult to retire

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