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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Nahomi

12 July, 2023

Team Leader
Kat Evans
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
80 kgs (estimated)

9.4222512560253, -84.16815340388

Survey Information

Location Name
Nahomi
Organization/Dive Centre
Oceans Unlimited
City
Quepos
Country
Costa Rica
Date
12 July, 2023
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.4222512560253
Longitude: -84.16815340388
Weather Conditions
Good, Calm
Survey Depth Range
4–6 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 8
Plastic Fragments 2
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Metal Fragments 8
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 12
wood materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 10
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 3
other materials collected
Fishing Traps & Pots 5

Tires had been placed in an artificial reef in the 90s

Tractor Tires

Tires

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