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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Posidonio Bay - Samos

10 May, 2015

Team Leader
ALEXANDROS MALAGARIS
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
1000 kgs (estimated)

37.713023, 27.057288

Survey Information

Location Name
Posidonio Bay - Samos
Organization/Dive Centre
SAMOS DIVERS ASSOCIATION
City
SAMOS
Country
Greece
Date
10 May, 2015
Survey Duration
62 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 37.713023
Longitude: 27.057288
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–8 meters
Area Surveyed
2700 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 28
Bags: Trash (plastic) 15
Balloons 1
Balls 4
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 12
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 55
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 14
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 8
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 6
Carpet (synthetic) 5
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 24
Fishing: Line 6
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Plastic Fragments 54
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 17
Jars-food (glass) 26
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 34
Beverage Bottles (glass) 134
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 5
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 87
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 62
Cars & Car Parts 1
Metal Fragments 20
Fishing: Traps & Pots 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 12
Rubber Fragments 10
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 4
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 14
Towels/rags 4
Cloth Fragments 8
mixed materials collected
Clothing 9
Fireworks 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
other materials collected
PLASTIC INFLATABLE BOAT 6
LIFE JACKETS 18
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Number Entangled 21
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris fishing net

Plastic inflatable boat


It is the 5th time we conduct a volunteer underwater cleanup in Posidonio Bay

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