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Mayday - Bocas Dive Center

25 August, 2024

Team Leader
Leandro
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
90 lbs (estimated)

9.3349559955525, -82.24120680464

Survey Information

Location Name
Mayday - Bocas Dive Center
Organization/Dive Centre
Bocas Dive Center
City
Isla Colon
Country
Panama
Date
25 August, 2024
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.3349559955525
Longitude: -82.24120680464
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
4–10 meters
Area Surveyed
7000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 20
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 147
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 23
Diapers/nappies 15
Fishing: Line 7
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 47
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 11
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 12
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 71
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 9
Caps & Lids (metal) 21
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 25
Metal Fragments 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Condoms 3
Rubber Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 7
Cloth Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 7
Toys 2

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