Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Potima Beach
29 April, 2023
- Team Leader
- Sophie
- Number of Participants
- 30
- Total Debris Collected
- 35 kgs (estimated)
34.834323191823, 32.391142817646
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Potima Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Cydive
- City
- Paphos
- Country
- Cyprus
- Date
- 29 April, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 34.834323191823
Longitude: 32.391142817646
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–1 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 14864 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Other
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 30 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 12 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 8 |
| Balloons | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 70 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 32 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 4 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 12 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 5 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 36 |
| Fishing: Line | 22 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 30 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 10 |
| Gloves (latex) | 25 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 4 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 8 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 5 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 30 |
| Cigarette Filters | 80 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 80 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 52 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 30 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 3 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 10 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 5 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 6 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 5 |
| Cloth Fragments | 8 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 8 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 10 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | Green turtle |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Plastic |
Additional Information
We organised a beach cleaning event
Camel pack
Plastic bottles
Glass bottles
Fishing line
Comments and Feedback
Beach not dive site
