Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Playas del Coco Bay
14 May, 2023
- Team Leader
- Niels Prinssen
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 50 kgs (measured)
10.557107475301, -85.696890968367
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Playas del Coco Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Rich Coast Diving
- City
- Playas del Coco
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Date
- 14 May, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.557107475301
Longitude: -85.696890968367
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny, calm waters
- Survey Depth Range
- 9–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sandy bottom
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 20 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope | 15 |
Additional Information
Wate disposal by local fishermen and other boat owners in the bay
