Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Aspropyrgos Merchant Marine Academy
10 April, 2019
- Team Leader
- Nikos_Ba
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 69 kgs (measured)
38.035184931256, 23.586652206948
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Aspropyrgos Merchant Marine Academy
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Loutraki Dive Club
- City
- Aspropyrgos
- Country
- Greece
- Date
- 10 April, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 35 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 38.035184931256
Longitude: 23.586652206948
- Weather Conditions
-
windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–3 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 470 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 7 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 11 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 10 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| aluminum curtain rod with plastic hangers | 1 |
| mop with pole | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crabs |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | cans pipes |
Additional Information
Loutraki Dive Club 10/4/2019 Aspropyrgos Merchant Marine Academy
Comments and Feedback
At this event we were 4 divers and 4 land support. We were invited be the commander of the Aspropyrgos Merchant Marine Academy, we made a presentation to the studens about marine debris, plastic, single use plastics and we gave information about the our team.
