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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Cold Water Bay

30 September, 2024

Team Leader
Mark Taylor
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
38.5 kgs (measured)

36.562676973341, 29.083385011995

Survey Information

Location Name
Cold Water Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Seahorse dive centre
City
Ölüdeniz
Country
Turkey
Date
30 September, 2024
Survey Duration
38 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.562676973341
Longitude: 29.083385011995
Weather Conditions
Fine
Survey Depth Range
5–18.9 meters
Area Surveyed
1475.77 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 19
Plastic Fragments 6
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 8
metal materials collected
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 5
SCUBA Weights 2
Metal Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 5
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
other materials collected
Winch handle 1
Watch 1
Fitbit watch 1
Android phone 1
Sunglasses 6
Anchor 2
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic bottle

Dropped from yachts

Android phone

Glass

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