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Loutraki Dive Club against Marine Debris - Beach and seabed cleaning Almiri

11 June, 2016

Team Leader
Nikos Ba
Number of Participants
18
Total Debris Collected
192 kgs (measured)

37.847772, 23.005435

Survey Information

Location Name
Loutraki Dive Club against Marine Debris - Beach and seabed cleaning Almiri
Organization/Dive Centre
Loutraki Dive Club
City
Korinthos
Country
Greece
Date
11 June, 2016
Survey Duration
58 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 37.847772
Longitude: 23.005435
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
3–14 meters
Area Surveyed
2200 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Baskets, Crates 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Fishing: Line 8
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 4
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 12
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
electrical tape (piece) 1
Concrete base for beach umbrella with web 1
piece of plexiglass 1
SEA BUGGY petals 1
sunbed plastic 1
chains 2
wire rope 1
umbrella web (2 meters) 1
plastic umbrella base 1
metal tubes 3
tenis ball 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic tube
Comments A small octapus was inside a plastic tube , it was released unharmed !
Other Animals
Species or Common Name sea urchin
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris glass
Comments a sea urchin found in a glass , it was released unharmed !

Loutraki Dive Club against Marine Debris - Beach and seabed cleaning Almiri

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