Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS274 - Pichicuy
1 April, 2017
- Team Leader
- Miguel Blanco
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 3.5 kgs (measured)
-32.34574, -71.459022
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS274 - Pichicuy
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Latitud Scuba
- City
- Pichicuy
- Country
- Chile
- Date
- 1 April, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 72 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -32.34574
Longitude: -71.459022
- Weather Conditions
-
Good swell for the area, strong current and good visibility
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 400 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| SCUBA Weights | 8 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 13 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
Local fishermen. In this dive site, people go fishing.
Fisherman plastic boots
Lead weights because they leave a residue
Metals with hooks; fish can be hurt
Plastic contaminating and not deteriorating
