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ADS137 - Vouliagmeni Lake Loutraki

4 August, 2018

Team Leader
Nikos_Ba
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
396 kgs (measured)

37.76420336154, 23.124870638595

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS137 - Vouliagmeni Lake Loutraki
Organization/Dive Centre
Loutraki Dive Club
City
Korfos
Country
Greece
Date
4 August, 2018
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 37.76420336154
Longitude: 23.124870638595
Weather Conditions
very good
Survey Depth Range
1.5–4.9 meters
Area Surveyed
1635 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 38
Bait Containers, Packaging 24
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 336
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 11
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 93
Fishing: Line 9
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 59
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 7
Plastic Fragments 244
Rope (plastic/nylon) 10
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 7
Beverage Bottles (glass) 35
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 86
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 9
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 3
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Pipes & Rebar 2
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 6
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 53
Toys 3
other materials collected
plastic flower pot 2
FLARES cover 6
cassette 2
Polyester Bin 1
line reel 14
hose pieces 9
toilet seat 1
pills tablet 2
plastic paddle 1
comb 1
clothes pin plastic 3
moto plastic handle 1
paintbrush 7
pump benzin 1
sole 9
asbestos drainage pipe 1
boat electrical panel 2
peat flower pot 1
car wing mirror 1
anchor 2
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name 1 small octopus + 26 sea urchin
Number Entangled 27
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris tire - plastic piece - buoys - cups - plates - cans - fragments - Polyester bin

Loutraki Dive Club Korfos Korinthia Greece 4/8/2018


At this event we were 5 divers 4 land support and 9 people of the the Cultural club of Korfos and the Local Council of Korfos

The Other Debris Items we found were more than 20. we found a chair pillow, a metal Silicone Gun, a plastis street lamp, a screwdriver, a metal broomstick, a colander, a fishing Feeder Spinning Wheel, a boat buffer. Total number of Debris Items Removed from seabed for this action 1.145 !

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