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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

San Luciano Shipwreck Clean Day

18 January, 2014

Team Leader
Luis R. Rivera
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
25 kgs (estimated)

19.107024, -104.396231

Survey Information

Location Name
San Luciano Shipwreck Clean Day
Organization/Dive Centre
Guadalajara Dive Center
City
Manzanillo
Country
Mexico
Date
18 January, 2014
Survey Duration
1 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.107024
Longitude: -104.396231
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
1.5–8 meters
Area Surveyed
6043 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
artificial reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 9
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 23
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 5
Plastic Fragments 26
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 12
Cars & Car Parts 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 10
Metal Fragments 4
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name starfish, crabs
Number Entangled 5
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris nets
Comments we found them entangled and we release them and send them back to the ocean

We found three tires that we couldn't take out of the water. So we left them there.

we found two pacifiers and one speaker

aluminum cans

plastic glasses

plastic cutlery


We appreciate this program to create awareness to all the divers and non divers

We would like the authorities protect this amazing shipwreck which is very near to the shore, in order to avoid it gets contaminated for the unconscious people.

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