Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Reserva Natural Laguna de Apoyo
19 April, 2015
- Team Leader
- Fabio Buitrago
- Number of Participants
- 40
- Total Debris Collected
- 150 lbs (estimated)
11.935883, -86.016769
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Reserva Natural Laguna de Apoyo
- Organization/Dive Centre
- DIVE NICARAGUA
- City
- granada
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Date
- 19 April, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 960 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 11.935883
Longitude: -86.016769
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–60 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 250000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Fresh water crater lake
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 15 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 12 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 50 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 50 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Diapers/nappies | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Tampon Applicators | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Tampons | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| sunglases | 1 pound or less |
Additional Information
During the holly week, lots of people come to this lagoon to swim. We conducted the clean up two weeks after holly week.
plastic bags
plastic bottles
chips plastic bags
Comments and Feedback
Apoyo Lagoon is a protected area. There is at least 8 endemic fish species in these lagoon.
