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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

CleanUp Loutraki port, Skopelos

30 May, 2021

Team Leader
Kostas Danis
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
450 kgs (estimated)

39.166546549451, 23.61384091937

Survey Information

Location Name
CleanUp Loutraki port, Skopelos
Organization/Dive Centre
Municipality of Skopelos / Skopelos Dive Center
City
Skopelos
Country
Greece
Date
30 May, 2021
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 39.166546549451
Longitude: 23.61384091937
Weather Conditions
Calm and cloudy weather conditions with no wind, 27C temperature
Survey Depth Range
1–7 meters
Area Surveyed
800 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
sandy seabed
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 12
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Baskets, Crates 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 32
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 14
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 7
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Gloves (latex) 3
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 6
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 25
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 21
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Appliances: Household 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 16
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 3
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 3
Pipes & Rebar 4
Strapping Bands (metal) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 15
Batteries: Car Or Boat 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 3
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Tires/tyres 14
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 2
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 4
Wood Fragments 15
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 5
Rope And String (cloth) 8
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 14
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
Toys 2

The fact Loutraki is the 2nd biggest port of Skopelos island, contributes to this augmented burden in terms of marine debris (especially of some specific categories like rubbers) and difted or discarded waste.

Bulky tyres


This Dive Agaainst Debris was organised together with the Municipality of Skopelos and many people participated like freedivers, the Nautical club, the port Authorities and more. It was a very successful and productive dive.

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