Skip to main content
Menu
Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS485 - May Day

31 March, 2019

Team Leader
Bocas dive center
Number of Participants
33
Total Debris Collected
40 kgs (estimated)

9.3344259723204, -82.241519634331

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS485 - May Day
Organization/Dive Centre
Bocas Dive Center
City
Bocas del Toro
Country
Panama
Date
31 March, 2019
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.3344259723204
Longitude: -82.241519634331
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–12 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 42
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 37
Fishing: Line 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 19
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 50
Beverage Bottles (glass) 222
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 167
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Fragments 7
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Toys 1
other materials collected
Bones 2

Fan, Toy, Bones

Glass

Plastic

Want to Receive Monthly Ocean News and Action Alerts?