Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Ojo de Agua, Puerto Morelos, Mexico
7 January, 2013
- Team Leader
- Lindsay Carswell
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 kgs (measured)
20.85034, -86.872491
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ojo de Agua, Puerto Morelos, Mexico
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Wet Set Diving & Snorkeling Adventures
- City
- Puerto Morelos
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 7 January, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 20.85034
Longitude: -86.872491
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy - 15-20MPH,
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–16 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 30 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 5 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 12 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 12 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 8 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 20 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 6 |
| SCUBA Weights | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 4 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| Toys | 6 |
Additional Information
Butter containers from Haiti
