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Buceo en Venezuela

21 September, 2013

Team Leader
Alfredo Chirinos
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
430 kgs (measured)

10.613453, -66.879444

Survey Information

Location Name
Buceo en Venezuela
Organization/Dive Centre
Buceo en Venezuela
City
La Guaira
Country
Venezuela
Date
21 September, 2013
Survey Duration
80 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.613453
Longitude: -66.879444
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–6 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 100
Bags: Trash (plastic) 50
Bait Containers, Packaging 10
Balloons 1
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 50
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 30
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 3
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cigar Tips 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Gloves (latex) 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 1
Cigarette Filters 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 10
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 5
Fluorescent Light Tubes 1
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 10
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 10
Drums: 55 Gallon 5
Metal Fragments 50
Batteries: Car Or Boat 5
rubber materials collected
Condoms 5
Gloves (rubber) 1
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Rubber Bands 5
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 5
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Pallets 5
Wood Fragments 10
Fishing: Traps & Pots 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 5
Bags (cloth) 10
Gloves (cloth) 5
Rope And String (cloth) 10
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 10
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 10
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 5
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 5
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 5
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
Toys 10
other materials collected
Latas de cervesas 150 kg

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