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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Pichicuy

23 June, 2018

Team Leader
Daniel Vicente
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
16 kgs (measured)

-32.345813157658, -71.459234992432

Survey Information

Location Name
Pichicuy
Organization/Dive Centre
Buceo Pichicuy
City
Pichicuy
Country
Chile
Date
23 June, 2018
Survey Duration
38 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -32.345813157658
Longitude: -71.459234992432
Weather Conditions
Sunny, regular waves
Survey Depth Range
2–13 meters
Area Surveyed
53 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 48
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 10
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Cars & Car Parts 7
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 6
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 53
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 6
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Jaiba Panchote
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris fish line

an screwdriver

fishing equipment

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