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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS183 - Peace Project Housereef

14 November, 2016

Team Leader
Theo van Groesen
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
6 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
14 November, 2016
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.93635
Longitude: -86.05072
Weather Conditions
Dry, sunny
Survey Depth Range
17–18 meters
Area Surveyed
15 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Volcanic crater lake
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 9
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 14
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 25
Caps & Lids (plastic) 23
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 41
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 9
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 17
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
Metal Fragments 10
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3

plastic cups

plastic bottles

cans


At the same time as our weekly clean up dive, we also organize a beach clean up with all non divers.

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