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Mayday - Bocas Dive Center

24 November, 2024

Team Leader
Leandro
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
120 lbs (estimated)

9.3348728384102, -82.241199851269

Survey Information

Location Name
Mayday - Bocas Dive Center
Organization/Dive Centre
Bocas Dive Center
City
Islas Colón
Country
Panama
Date
24 November, 2024
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.3348728384102
Longitude: -82.241199851269
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–10 meters
Area Surveyed
7000 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) 4
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 11
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 86
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 26
Diapers/nappies 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 22
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 7
Plastic Fragments 10
Strapping Bands (plastic) 8
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 29
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Appliances: Household 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 111
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 12
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 4
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 7
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Toys 1

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