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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Bahía de Pucusana

23 September, 2018

Team Leader
Michael Epstein
Number of Participants
21
Total Debris Collected
152 kgs (measured)

-12.473899216637, -76.795979066027

Survey Information

Location Name
Bahía de Pucusana
Organization/Dive Centre
Spondylus Divecenter
City
Lima
Country
Peru
Date
23 September, 2018
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -12.473899216637
Longitude: -76.795979066027
Weather Conditions
Some strong currents and waves day before the survey
Survey Depth Range
12–15 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Mainly sand
Wave Conditions
Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Bottles: Oil/lube 3
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 18
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 19
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 6
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 39
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 24
Pipes & Rebar 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 8
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
Metal Fragments 8
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 10
Rubber Fragments 11
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 6
Cloth Fragments 9
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 23
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 10
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 9
other materials collected
Oil Filters 10
Light reflector 1
Scissor 1
Anchor 1
Energy switch 1

Oil Filters wih oil inside

Oil Filters

Plastic bottles

Tyres

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