Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Parguera 7
14 June, 2023
- Team Leader
- Benjamin Gonzalez
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 7 kgs (measured)
5.5939456507104, -77.504095713529
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Parguera 7
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Kakiri Diving Center
- City
- Nuqui
- Country
- Colombia
- Date
- 14 June, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 5.5939456507104
Longitude: -77.504095713529
- Weather Conditions
-
Cloudy
- Survey Depth Range
- 12–17 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 400 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
Parguera 7 is among the sites with the highetst frequency of lines and pieces of nets. The site needs regular monitoring.
This clean up was carried out by a group of local divers from the communities of the Gulf of Tribugá, as part of the project “Managing ghost fishing in the Colombian Pacific with a community-based strategy” https://iki-small-grants.de/project/managing-ghost-fishing-in-the-colombian-pacific-with-a-community-based-strategy/
