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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Rapture

24 January, 2017

Submitted by: Pez Maya , on 25 January, 2017

Team Leader
Liz Maynor
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
2 kgs (estimated)

20.02608, -87.27884

Survey Information

Location Name
Rapture
Organization/Dive Centre
GVI Pez Maya
City
Sian Ka'an
Country
Mexico
Date
24 January, 2017
Survey Duration
33 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 20.02608
Longitude: -87.27884
Weather Conditions
Rough conditions at first, but smoothed to nice and flat.
Survey Depth Range
7–15 meters
Area Surveyed
150 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

Survey Photos

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Debris Items Collected

plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Plastic Fragments 10
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Additional Information

It was incredibly stormy the past weeks beforehand, and there was a lot of Sargassum where the trash was found.

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