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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

The Wall to Shaka drift

11 August, 2022

Team Leader
Kaja
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (estimated)

20.520251548816, -86.945343315925

Survey Information

Location Name
The Wall to Shaka drift
Organization/Dive Centre
Cozumel Dive School
City
San Miguel de Cozumel
Country
Mexico
Date
11 August, 2022
Survey Duration
72 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 20.520251548816
Longitude: -86.945343315925
Weather Conditions
Thunderstorms
Survey Depth Range
2–5 meters
Area Surveyed
9978.33 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 22
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 8
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Spotted moray eel
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Fishing hook

Fishing off the shore

Ring

Fishing hooks

Fishing lines


Stronger current, long drift dive

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