Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Payao Entrada a Tribugá
27 September, 2023
- Team Leader
- Federico Obregón
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 1 kgs (estimated)
5.7909495119237, -77.269738445683
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Payao Entrada a Tribugá
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Kakiri Diving Center
- City
- Nuqui
- Country
- Colombia
- Date
- 27 September, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 22 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 5.7909495119237
Longitude: -77.269738445683
- Weather Conditions
-
cloudy
- Survey Depth Range
- 18–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 36 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- artificial reef made of a mangrove tree
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
Additional Information
The reef had a buoy and a rope, but the buoy was cut and the rope stayed underwater. It was removed and a new buoy was placed.
Comments and Feedback
This clean up was carried out by a group of local divers from the communities of the Gulf of Tribugá, as part of the project “Managing ghost fishing in the Colombian Pacific with a community-based strategy” https://iki-small-grants.de/project/managing-ghost-fishing-in-the-colombian-pacific-with-a-community-based-strategy/
