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ADS183 - Peace Project Housereef

12 September, 2016

Team Leader
Theo van Groesen
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

11.9240319, -86.0274622

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS183 - Peace Project Housereef
Organization/Dive Centre
Volcano Divers
City
Laguna de Apoyo
Country
Nicaragua
Date
12 September, 2016
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.9240319
Longitude: -86.0274622
Weather Conditions
Light breezes
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Volcanic Craterlake
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 17
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2

It is the public section of the Laguna, many locals come to hang out and drink. Main event is lack of education

Nothing that unusual

Plastic bottles

Beer cans

Glass bottles

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