Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS209 - Maracaibo Shallows
5 December, 2016
- Team Leader
- Liang Chen
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 4.5 lbs (measured)
20.271, -86.99
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS209 - Maracaibo Shallows
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Aldora Divers
- City
- San Miguel, Cozumel
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 5 December, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 59 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 20.271
Longitude: -86.99
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 17–26 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
The plastic bottle was filled with some substance to make it heavy, perhaps sand. It had a fishing line tied around the bottle neck and seems to have been used as some kind of weight for fishing in the marine park!
