Sand Dollar Sports

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

4 October, 2024

Submitted by: CrisMotaSDS , on 9 October, 2024

Team Leader: Sergio

Number of Participants: 3

Total Debris Collected: 0.3 kgs (estimated)

20.484702, -86.972163

Survey Information

Location Name: Sand Dollar Sports

Organization/Dive Centre: Sand Dollar Sports

City: Cozumel

Country: Mexico

Date: 4 October, 2024

Survey Duration: 60 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 20.484702
Longitude: -86.972163

Weather Conditions: Rainy

Survey Depth Range: 10–20 feet

Area Surveyed: 6736.89 m²

Dominant Substrate: reef/sea grass and sponges area

Ecosystem: coral reef

Wave Conditions: Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high

plastic materials collected
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins	7
Plastic Fragments	2

glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass)	1

Additional Information

Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?

Snorkeling bad practices

What was the most unusual item found?

Duck tape

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

Dive and snorkel gear

Bottles

Plastic bags

Comments and Feedback

Comments, Suggestions, or Feedback

Most of items are very small

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