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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS183 - Peace Project Housereef

31 October, 2016

Team Leader
Kristel
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (estimated)

11.93635, -86.05072

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS183 - Peace Project Housereef
Organization/Dive Centre
Volcano Divers Nicaragua
City
Laguna de Apoyo
Country
Nicaragua
Date
31 October, 2016
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.93635
Longitude: -86.05072
Weather Conditions
mostly dry and sunny
Survey Depth Range
3–18 meters
Area Surveyed
120 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
volcanic crater
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 9
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Plastic Fragments 25
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 4
Clothing 2
Toys 1

clothes wrapped around rocks

plastic bottles

plastic cups

plastic bags


we are busy arranging garbage bins for the public beach at our dive site

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