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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS385 - Playground

10 February, 2018

Team Leader
Francisco Aguilar
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
120 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
10 February, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.333150336
Longitude: -82.2349412
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
4–9 meters
Area Surveyed
22 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 9
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 14
Diapers/nappies 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Plastic Fragments 23
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 125
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 79
SCUBA Weights 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Tires/tyres 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Bicolor Damselfish
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Glass Bottle
Comments was inside a glass bottle and was found when we were collecting information
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Washing Machine
Comments Was released after the crab came out from the washing machine

No Social or Educational Programs to Recycle Rubbish

Washing Machine, an overboard motor part

Bottles

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