Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS287 - Escambron Marine Park
30 April, 2017
- Team Leader
- Alberto Marti
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 200 lbs (estimated)
18.465232, -66.08668
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS287 - Escambron Marine Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scuba Dogs
- City
- San Juan
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- Date
- 30 April, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.465232
Longitude: -66.08668
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy and rainy but calm seas
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 20000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 7 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 9 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 12 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 7 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 7 |
| Cigarette Filters | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 11 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 7 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 6 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 7 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 4 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tie wraps | 1 |
| Shish kebab (Skewer) Stick | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | 2 Baby Crabs , 1 Shrimp |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Live Sea Creature |
| Comments | Were found in Bottles and Cans |
Additional Information
No
Fan
Broken Glass
Plastic Bags and Wrappers
Fishing Lines
Comments and Feedback
Broken Glass can be a danger to beach goers Fishing Lines can entangle marine
