CHONCHI DOCK RAMP
12 July, 2021
- Team Leader
- Sea Cleaner Divers
- Number of Participants
- 30
- Total Debris Collected
- 40000 kgs (measured)
-42.61870476811, -73.76815714753
Survey Information
- Location Name
- CHONCHI DOCK RAMP
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Chonchi Port Control
- City
- Chonchi
- Country
- Chile
- Date
- 12 July, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -42.61870476811
Longitude: -73.76815714753
- Weather Conditions
-
Flat sea, without waves, with a wind of 5 knots.
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1329.18 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 15 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 11 |
| Fishing: Line | 15 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Buoys (glass) | 6 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 10 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 53 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | whitefish |
| Number Entangled | 5 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | tires |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crab |
| Number Entangled | 20 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Tires |
| Comments | the crustaceans were inside the tires |
Additional Information
Numerous debris : 53 truck tires to use as a dock bumper- 01 gas stove - 01 supermarket trolley
Truck Tires
Batteries
Truck tires
Gas stove
Comments and Feedback
The Chonchi Port Captaincy led an operation to clean the beach and the seabed at the Fiscal Wharf Ramo, which allowed the collection of 40 tons of waste. The operation took place during the day this Monday and had the participation of environmental institutions, Sea Cleaner Divers. voluntaries and various companies related to the maritime sector. The operation also made it possible to collect a total of 50 kilos of garbage for recycling, including cans and plastic.
Everything recovered from the seabed was extracted thanks to the support of cranes installed on the dock and of support barges. The maneuver consisted of the divers collecting small garbage in big bags and large debris such as tires were tied with a rope so that everything could later be lifted with a crane.
