Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Maninos
22 April, 2017
- Team Leader
- Tracy Gunn
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 192 kgs (measured)
21.255638549026, -86.748519027606
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Maninos
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Pocna Dive Center
- City
- Isla Mujeres
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 22 April, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 21.255638549026
Longitude: -86.748519027606
- Weather Conditions
-
Tropical storm 2 days before
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 9 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 43 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 5 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 84 |
| Fishing: Line | 50 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 27 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 36 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 60 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 4 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 12 |
| Plastic Fragments | 51 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 108 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 204 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 85 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 127 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 5 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 6 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 19 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 50 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 15 |
| Rubber Fragments | 10 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 3 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 24 |
| Towels/rags | 24 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 25 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 5 |
Additional Information
Main problem is the fisherman throwing their beer bottles and waste directly into the water
A string of Christmas Lights
plastic cups and plates
beer bottles
snorkels
