Dive Against Debris Data Submission
De Costa Bay
1 September, 2023
- Team Leader
- Manuel Vollmer
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 kgs (estimated)
35.008865299393, 34.062395621702
Survey Information
- Location Name
- De Costa Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Taba Diving Centre
- City
- Protaras
- Country
- Cyprus
- Date
- 1 September, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 58 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.008865299393
Longitude: 34.062395621702
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5947.01 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 4 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 83 |
| Cigarette Filters | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 8 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 4 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 21 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plaster | 6 |
| Button | 1 |
| Vape | 1 |
| Hair band | 9 |
| Ear plug | 1 |
Additional Information
Snorkeling boats
Vape
Fishing lures
