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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS385 - Playground

16 December, 2017

Team Leader
Francisco Aguilar
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
75 kgs (estimated)

9.333150336, -82.2349412

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS385 - Playground
Organization/Dive Centre
Bocas Diving Pirates
City
Bocas del Toro
Country
Panama
Date
16 December, 2017
Survey Duration
66 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.333150336
Longitude: -82.2349412
Weather Conditions
Tropical Storm
Survey Depth Range
4–7 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 14
Diapers/nappies 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 48
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 93
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 5
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1

Bad habits, lack of education around recycling and rubbish consumption/disposal

Motorbike Tire, Umbrella

Cans

Bottles


we also organized a beach clean up!

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