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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Loutraki Beach

28 January, 2017

Team Leader
Nikos_Ba
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
264 kgs (measured)

37.97084390582712, 22.973726391792297

Survey Information

Location Name
Loutraki Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Loutraki Dive Club
City
Loutraki
Country
Greece
Date
28 January, 2017
Survey Duration
47 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 37.97084390582712
Longitude: 22.973726391792297
Weather Conditions
good 14 °C
Survey Depth Range
1–16.4 meters
Area Surveyed
961 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 8
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 4
mixed materials collected
Toys 1
other materials collected
plastic case 1
plastic sack 1
metal fittings 1
boat fragments 1
metal handle 1
casino member card 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name eel
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris plastic pipe

Loutraki Dive Club - Dive against Debris Loutraki Beach 28/01/2017


At this event we were 3 divers 1 surface support and 4 land support

we removed from the seabed a plastic pipe 19 meters long and 6.5 inches thick ! inside was an eel . we found 3 more pipes like this and we are planning to remove them in our next actions !

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