Dive Against Debris Data Submission
XTC shore dive
23 March, 2021
- Team Leader
- Gethyn Churchill
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 1 kgs (estimated)
18.280481, -87.83506
Survey Information
- Location Name
- XTC shore dive
- Organization/Dive Centre
- XTC dive center
- City
- Xcalak
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 23 March, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.280481
Longitude: -87.83506
- Weather Conditions
-
Mild to intermediate easterly winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 1.5–2 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 300 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal clip | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
We found a PVC pipe with coral growing all over it. Pipe left in the ocean.
