Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Empacadora
7 May, 2023
- Team Leader
- Fabien
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 50 kgs (estimated)
22.880479039899, -109.90391059886
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Empacadora
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Ninja Expedition
- City
- Cabo San Lucas
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 7 May, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 22.880479039899
Longitude: -109.90391059886
- Weather Conditions
-
Cloudy
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 4775.74 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 3 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 17 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 42 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 42 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 4 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 23 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Octopus |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Lines |
Additional Information
Fishing
GoPro
Fishing line
