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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Cleanup, Bocas Dive Center

25 November, 2018

Team Leader
Guillermo "Momo" Veghazi
Number of Participants
24
Total Debris Collected
60 kgs (estimated)

9.3353024559323, -82.241758765364

Survey Information

Location Name
Cleanup, Bocas Dive Center
Organization/Dive Centre
Bocas Dive Center
City
Bocas Town
Country
Panama
Date
25 November, 2018
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.3353024559323
Longitude: -82.241758765364
Weather Conditions
Rainy & cloudy
Survey Depth Range
2–15 meters
Area Surveyed
40 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
mix of silty/sandy bottom and some coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 42
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Baskets, Crates 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 90
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 35
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Plastic Fragments 50
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 101
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 169
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 15
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 7

Plastic, Cans and Bottles

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