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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Glysteri Beach, Skopelos

9 May, 2015

Team Leader
Marios Giannourakos
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

39.143612, 23.717796

Survey Information

Location Name
Glysteri Beach, Skopelos
Organization/Dive Centre
Skopelos Dive Center
City
Skopelos town
Country
Greece
Date
9 May, 2015
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 39.143612
Longitude: 23.717796
Weather Conditions
Sunny days with calm sea condition and mild winds
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
3000 m2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 5
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

liquid soap from Thailand


After the underwater part, we proceed with the beach clean-up trough which, we collect around 50kilos of debris, mostly of plastic material (bottles, cups, nets, foam packages, etc).

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