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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Cruiseship pier

17 September, 2023

Team Leader
Kaja
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
14 kgs (measured)

20.508265762396, -86.955413315304

Survey Information

Location Name
Cruiseship pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Cozumel Dive School
City
Cozumel
Country
Mexico
Date
17 September, 2023
Survey Duration
94 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 20.508265762396
Longitude: -86.955413315304
Weather Conditions
Strong currents
Survey Depth Range
6–19 meters
Area Surveyed
5085.7 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 20
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 3
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 6
Metal Fragments 15
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Broom 2
Boat paint chips 10

Cruise ship tourism, fishing

Level

Fishing line

Wire

Paint chips


Only diveable on Sundays

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