Dive Against Debris Data Submission
La Pecera Tayrona
6 January, 2023
- Team Leader
- Felipe Montoya
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 kgs (measured)
11.291725, -74.191998
Survey Information
- Location Name
- La Pecera Tayrona
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Atlántida Dive Center
- City
- Santa Marta
- Country
- Colombia
- Date
- 6 January, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 11.291725
Longitude: -74.191998
- Weather Conditions
-
Normal
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1326.59 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 17 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 1 |
| Wood Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 4 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Toys | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Cangrejos Hermitaños (Hermit Crabs) |
| Number Entangled | 15 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Latas, madera, todo (cans, wood, everything) |
| Comments | Los devolvimos al mar (returned unharmed) |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Caracoles (Snails) |
| Number Entangled | 15 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plástico, madera, tela... Todo |
| Comments | Los devolvimos al mar |
