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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Karacaoren Bay

30 September, 2024

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

36.542660937997, 29.054199438265

Survey Information

Location Name
Karacaoren Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Seahorse dive centre
City
Ölüdeniz
Country
Turkey
Date
30 September, 2024
Survey Duration
43 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.542660937997
Longitude: 29.054199438265
Weather Conditions
Fine
Survey Depth Range
10–18.9 meters
Area Surveyed
11245.3 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 8
Plastic Fragments 6
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 52
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Metal Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Sunglasses 2
Kichen gas stove lighter 1
Armani Watch 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Glass bottle top

Dropped from yachts

Armani Watch

Plastic

Glass

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