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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Playa Colomitos

29 October, 2018

Team Leader
Margarita Garcia Arevalo
Number of Participants
21
Total Debris Collected
35.4 kgs (measured)

20.512467959073, -105.32576107897

Survey Information

Location Name
Playa Colomitos
Organization/Dive Centre
Comite de Investigacion y Conservacion Marino
City
Puerto Vallarta
Country
Mexico
Date
29 October, 2018
Survey Duration
56 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 20.512467959073
Longitude: -105.32576107897
Weather Conditions
Hurricane Willa (23 octubre)
Survey Depth Range
15–80 feet
Area Surveyed
14980.1 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Fishing: Line 10
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 7
Tampon Applicators 1
Plastic Fragments 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 15
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Pipes & Rebar 21
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 15
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 9
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Tampons 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Cangrejos
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris hilo de pesca
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Corales
Number Entangled 7
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Hilo de pesca

Construction of a restaurant 4 years ago.

Plastic floral arrangement,

Materials from construction

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