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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Médano

7 May, 2018

Team Leader
Annie Cardoso
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

22.886167199998, -109.89961516676

Survey Information

Location Name
Médano
Organization/Dive Centre
Cabo Trek
City
Cabo San Lucas
Country
Mexico
Date
7 May, 2018
Survey Duration
36 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.886167199998
Longitude: -109.89961516676
Weather Conditions
Cold and Murky
Survey Depth Range
80–100 feet
Area Surveyed
200 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
sand
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 52
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 24
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 13
mixed materials collected
Clothing 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 2
other materials collected
Lighter 1

Tourist location

Cars

Plastic bottles

Plastic bags

Cans

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