Dive Against Debris Data Submission
El Cantil
26 February, 2025
- Team Leader
- Maria Jose Gonzalez
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 71.6 lbs (measured)
20.503878527131, -86.958972326959
Survey Information
- Location Name
- El Cantil
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Maple Leaf Scuba
- City
- Cozumel
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 26 February, 2025
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 20.503878527131
Longitude: -86.958972326959
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy, strong winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 150 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balls | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 12 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 9 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 11 |
| Fishing: Line | 37 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 17 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 4 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 52 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 13 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 2 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 44 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 25 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Appliances: Household | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 30 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 7 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 5 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 4 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 3 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 9 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 5 |
| Metal Fragments | 14 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 8 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 6 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 2 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 3 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| ceiling fan blades | 2 |
Comments and Feedback
we found a lot of garbage out of the water that was not documented in this registry. we thought of promoting activities that involve cleaning up out of the sea.
