Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Punta Paraíso
22 April, 2025
- Team Leader
- Shaun McGachan
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 lbs (estimated)
15.750613314946, -96.125457665175
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Punta Paraíso
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Huatulco Dive Center
- City
- Bahias de Huatulco
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 22 April, 2025
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 15.750613314946
Longitude: -96.125457665175
- Weather Conditions
-
Strong Surge
- Survey Depth Range
- 3.5–12.5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1341.13 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 | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 14 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Bags (cloth) | 2 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 2 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 6 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Hat | 1 |
| Umbrella | 1 |
| Apple Watch | 1 |
| Solar panel | 1 |
| Anchor | 1 |
Additional Information
Easter weekend
Solar panel
Clothing
Fishing line
