Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bajo Perpetuo Socorro
2 October, 2021
- Team Leader
- Santiago Hidalgo
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 47 kgs (measured)
-0.93746351377902, -80.739521313808
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bajo Perpetuo Socorro
- Organization/Dive Centre
- OceanFreaks Dive Center
- City
- Manta
- Country
- Ecuador
- Date
- 2 October, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -0.93746351377902
Longitude: -80.739521313808
- Weather Conditions
-
sea conditions were poorly visible but without currents
- Survey Depth Range
- 7–13 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 120 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 7 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 4 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 48 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 9 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 5 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 9 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Additional Information
We always organize cleaning events with local institutions and we try to participate in local cleaning also with authorities
Working Boot
debris from artisanal fishing
debris from tourist activities
debris from industrial fishing
