Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Playa Gallito
22 April, 2017
- Team Leader
- Cristina von Essen
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 75 lbs (estimated)
18.142907229308, -65.473843300715
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Playa Gallito
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Black Beard Sports
- City
- Vieques
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 22 April, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 59 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.142907229308
Longitude: -65.473843300715
- Weather Conditions
-
Wavy and choppy
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–24 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 129880 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 13 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 31 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 8 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 30 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 3 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 5 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 7 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 10 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 4 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| Toys | 5 |
Additional Information
Illigal dump near the water upcurrent from site. Also this beach has two creek beds that deposit water and debris when it rains.
mix tape
toys
plastic beverage bottles
car parts
