Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Punta Paraíso
19 July, 2024
- Team Leader
- Shaun McGachan
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 lbs (estimated)
15.750306160975, -96.125352901863
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Punta Paraíso
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Huatulco Dive Center
- City
- Bahias de Huatulco
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 19 July, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 15.750306160975
Longitude: -96.125352901863
- Weather Conditions
-
Slight wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–11.8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 213.93 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Tampons | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Goatfish |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Fishing net |
Additional Information
No
Jumper Cables
Fishing line
Fishing net
Plastic fragments
