Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Cantera El terrible - Salto, Uruguay
24 February, 2018
- Team Leader
- Federico Rozado
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 1 kgs (estimated)
-31.225572, -57.851732
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Cantera El terrible - Salto, Uruguay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Fenix Buceo
- City
- Salto
- Country
- Uruguay
- Date
- 24 February, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -31.225572
Longitude: -57.851732
- Weather Conditions
-
Excellent conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–5.5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3250 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Quarry
- 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) | 1 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Cigarette Filters | 8 |
Additional Information
The Cantera El Terrible, is a very good place to dive in Uruguay, close to Argentina, where I have my dive center. Its a very clean spot. Their operators, protect and clean frecuently. So, it's a pleasure to dive with students there, in a very clean dive site.
Comments and Feedback
Realy nice and clean spot. Congratulations to Patricia Lucas and Nelson Roldan, operators of Cantera El Terrible.
