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Mayday - Bocas Dive Center

27 March, 2022

Team Leader
Leandro
Number of Participants
21
Total Debris Collected
88 lbs (estimated)

9.3349264206338, -82.241241839494

Survey Information

Location Name
Mayday - Bocas Dive Center
Organization/Dive Centre
Bocas Dive Center
City
Isla Colon
Country
Panama
Date
27 March, 2022
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.3349264206338
Longitude: -82.241241839494
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–8 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 33
Bags: Trash (plastic) 23
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 18
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 123
Cigar Tips 6
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 21
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 18
Diapers/nappies 12
Fishing: Line 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Furnishings (plastic) 12
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 7
Toothbrushes 2
Plastic Fragments 12
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 24
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 127
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 21
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 5
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 9
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 9
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 18
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 8

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