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Playaca

19 August, 2023

Team Leader
Atlantida
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
87 kgs (measured)

11.262043, -74.197601

Survey Information

Location Name
Playaca
Organization/Dive Centre
Atlantida Centro De Buceo
City
Santa Marta
Country
Colombia
Date
19 August, 2023
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.262043
Longitude: -74.197601
Weather Conditions
Normal
Survey Depth Range
1–10 meters
Area Surveyed
6110 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 400
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 14
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 24
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 131
Diapers/nappies 5
Foam Insulation & Packaging 7
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
Straws, Stirrers 1
Syringes (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 6
Rope (plastic/nylon) 23
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 15
wood materials collected
Pallets 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 7
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Cámarones
Number Entangled 5
Status dead
Type of Debris shrimp

Turismo

Jering

Bolsas plasticas

Vasos plasticos

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