Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Caletita S24794
5 December, 2022
- Team Leader
- Kaja
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (measured)
20.495113551454, -86.964345855321
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Caletita S24794
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Cozumel Dive School
- City
- San Miguel De Cozumel
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 5 December, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 56 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 20.495113551454
Longitude: -86.964345855321
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy, choppy
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2517.84 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 5 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 4 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 24 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fiberglass: boat finishing paint | 1 |
Additional Information
Strong wind
Baby sock
Fishing lines
Fishing hooks
Car spark plugs used as sinkers
Comments and Feedback
Less trash than usual
Used by locals for swimming, picnics and fishing
