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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS137 - Vouliagmeni Lake Loutraki

23 July, 2016

Submitted by: nikos_ba , on 1 August, 2016

Team Leader
Nikos_Ba
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
340 kgs (estimated)

38.032755, 22.89166

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS137 - Vouliagmeni Lake Loutraki
Organization/Dive Centre
Loutraki Dive Club
City
Loutraki
Country
Greece
Date
23 July, 2016
Survey Duration
48 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.032755
Longitude: 22.89166
Weather Conditions
Very good
Survey Depth Range
0.5–14.3 meters
Area Surveyed
1574 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
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-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 52
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Fishing: Line 3
Furnishings (plastic) 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 8
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 8
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glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 2
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 30
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metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 63
Cars & Car Parts 1
Pipes & Rebar 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
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rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 3
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cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 4
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mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 8
Toys 1
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other materials collected
broom 2
plastic mesh 1
garden hose 1
paintbrush 1
Boat Fender 1
FIREBRICKS 2
Metal bucket 2
abandoned anchor 1
aluminum propeller 1
sole 1
shoe heel 1
Chewing gum wrapping 1
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Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name 6 Crabs , 2 small fish
Number Entangled 8
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris aluminium cans & glass
Comments The crabs released unharmed , the 2 fish died in the prosses
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Additional Information

Loutraki Dive Club - Vouliagmeni Lake Loutraki 23/7/2016

We found a car engine.... the weight of it was measured approximately by the balloons we had to use to lift it up .... we used 4 balloons of 60 kilos lift power each so we assume that the engine is about 200 kilos !!

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