Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DeCosta Bay
23 August, 2023
- Team Leader
- Manuel Vollmer
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 kgs (estimated)
35.009057185419, 34.062531231417
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DeCosta Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Taba Diving Centre
- City
- Protaras
- Country
- Cyprus
- Date
- 23 August, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 48 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.009057185419
Longitude: 34.062531231417
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 8247.02 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 28 |
| Cigarette Filters | 2 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Chewing gum | 2 |
| Bandage | 2 |
| Hairband | 8 |
| Snus | 4 |
| Metal key | 1 |
| Charging wire | 1 |
Additional Information
Snorkeling boats park in this area
Charging wire
