Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Lighthouse Reef - Kas Turkey
18 May, 2021
- Team Leader
- OMER BIROL
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 127 kgs (measured)
36.181909000427, 29.6421356368
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Lighthouse Reef - Kas Turkey
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Nautilus Dive Center, Kas (23311)
- City
- KAS
- Country
- Turkey
- Date
- 18 May, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 36.181909000427
Longitude: 29.6421356368
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm seas, sunshine, about 28 degrees C.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 900 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 5 |
| Cigarette Filters | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 8 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 6 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| old anchor | 1 |
Additional Information
There was a fish farm in this area until about 10 years ago. Most of the debris we have collected were left over from that time.
Pig leg bone
fishing net
Comments and Feedback
I thank all of the participants who took part in the survey.
This is one of the popular dive sites in Kas. We will complete the cleanup with further dives in the coming months.
