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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS385 - Playground

3 January, 2018

Team Leader
Francisco Aguilar
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
23 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
3 January, 2018
Survey Duration
31 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.333150336
Longitude: -82.2349412
Weather Conditions
Winter so it was raining and sunny sometimes
Survey Depth Range
2–7 meters
Area Surveyed
30 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Diapers/nappies 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 7
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
other materials collected
Ring Bell 1

Lack of education and local/social environment friendly programs

diapers, ring bell

bottles

cans


It seems our efforts are going well, we still see rubbish on bottom, small things compared to the first time.

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