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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

INICIATIVA BAJO TRANQUILO XIV

3 April, 2016

Submitted by: Jorge Dos Oceanos , on 6 April, 2016

Team Leader
Jorge H. Sanchez
Number of Participants
17
Total Debris Collected
200 kgs (estimated)

12.536346, -81.734816

Survey Information

Location Name
INICIATIVA BAJO TRANQUILO XIV
Organization/Dive Centre
Help 2 Oceans Foundation
City
San Andrés Isla
Country
Colombia
Date
3 April, 2016
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.536346
Longitude: -81.734816
Weather Conditions
suave
Survey Depth Range
12–13.5 meters
Area Surveyed
62500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
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
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
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glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
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metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 59
Cars & Car Parts 1
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cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 155
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mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 8
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Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name shrimp
Number Entangled 83
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Mixed material
Other Animals
Species or Common Name molluscs
Number Entangled 16
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Cloths
Comments sipuncúlidos (2)
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Additional Information

Cloth Materials

Car parts (tire)

Comments and Feedback

I would like to know Iniciativa bajo Tranquilo´s grand total waste from the beginning to today. This one is the 14th action.

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