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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Rhodes' aquarium beach

27 September, 2023

Team Leader
Katerina Topouzoglou
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
23 kgs (measured)

36.457020093544, 28.219308026004

Survey Information

Location Name
Rhodes' aquarium beach
Organization/Dive Centre
All For Blue
City
Athens
Country
Greece
Date
27 September, 2023
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.457020093544
Longitude: 28.219308026004
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
800 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Bait Containers, Packaging 13
Baskets, Crates 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 19
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 23
Cigar Tips 6
Cotton Bud Sticks 2
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 7
Plastic Fragments 64
Cigarette Filters 6
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 12
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 17
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1

The cleanup was conducted in collaboration with Aurinkomatkat.

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