Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Cerro Gordo Beach
25 February, 2024
- Team Leader
- Christopher Martinez
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 83.7 lbs (measured)
18.48133, -66.3422
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Cerro Gordo Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- PR DIVE
- City
- Bayamon
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- Date
- 25 February, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 43 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.48133
Longitude: -66.3422
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy and cloudy.
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–16 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 200 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Balls | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 26 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 3 |
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 23 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 63 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 11 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
| Tampons | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
Rain events the week before, and holidays where more people go to the beach to celebrate
Old debit cards and a GI Joe Action figure toy
metal and glass fragments
glass beverage bottles
plastic fragments
