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''MIKRO LIMANAKI'' LEFKADI BEACH

29 September, 2019

Team Leader
EFSTRATIOS SYNODIS
Number of Participants
24
Total Debris Collected
260 kgs (estimated)

38.41143391888, 23.678103865569

Survey Information

Location Name
''MIKRO LIMANAKI'' LEFKADI BEACH
Organization/Dive Centre
Aegean Seals Diving Center
City
Chalkida
Country
Greece
Date
29 September, 2019
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.41143391888
Longitude: 23.678103865569
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
845.38 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 79
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Bait Containers, Packaging 35
Baskets, Crates 48
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 139
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 109
Cigarette Lighters 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 26
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 91
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 12
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 25
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 23
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Furnishings (plastic) 4
Gloves (latex) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 48
Tampon Applicators 5
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 23
Toothbrushes 5
Plastic Fragments 66
Cigarette Filters 7
Strapping Bands (plastic) 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 8
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 23
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 10
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 110
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 9
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 3
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 6
Metal Fragments 6
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Tires/tyres 12
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 21
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 3
Bags (cloth) 1
Gloves (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 15
Towels/rags 14
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 44
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 188
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 4
Clothing 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 7
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name sea star
Number Entangled 5
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris sea star

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