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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

TEOS (TURKEY)

4 November, 2012

Team Leader
Rigo Genz
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
200 kgs (estimated)

38.182946, 26.772501

Survey Information

Location Name
TEOS (TURKEY)
Organization/Dive Centre
PADI/ Dive Shack
City
Seferihisar
Country
Turkey
Date
4 November, 2012
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.182946
Longitude: 26.772501
Weather Conditions
sunny, partialy cloudy, water temperature 23 degrees celcius
Survey Depth Range
8–7 meters
Area Surveyed
m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Baskets, Crates 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 9
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 7
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 3
Plastic Fragments 13
Rope (plastic/nylon) 11
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 14
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 3
SCUBA Weights 1
Metal Fragments 7
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 4
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Wood Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

Big Sun Umbrella holder


It was good feeling for everybody to clean up and contribute to Diving against Debris.

We found a lot of broken plastic- and metal tubes. Lot,s of metal peaces.

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