Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Empacadora
2 October, 2022
- Team Leader
- Jay Clue
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 50 kgs (estimated)
22.882267040967, -109.90454548493
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Empacadora
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Ninja Expedition
- City
- Cabo San Lucas
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 2 October, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 22.882267040967
Longitude: -109.90454548493
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, scattered showers
- Survey Depth Range
- 7–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 6766.67 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 | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 7 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 11 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 32 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 41 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 6 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 9 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Sunglasses | 3 |
| Machete | 1 |
Additional Information
There was a big national holiday a couple weeks ago, as well as a couple storms that passed through the area.
Machete
Fishing gear
Aluminum cans
Plastic pieces & bottles
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