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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Salinas

19 September, 2011

Team Leader
Blue Tortuga y Cuerpo Bomberos Salinas
Number of Participants
45
Total Debris Collected
1500 kgs (estimated)

-2.235151, -80.958252

Survey Information

Location Name
Salinas
Organization/Dive Centre
Blue Tortuga y Cuerpo Bomberos Salinas
City
Salinas
Country
Ecuador
Date
19 September, 2011
Survey Duration
300 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -2.235151
Longitude: -80.958252
Weather Conditions
buenas
Survey Depth Range
2– meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
mucha arena y pocas rocas pequenas sitio para banistas mas que para buceo
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 100
Bags: Trash (plastic) 20
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Bottles: Oil/lube 84
Cigarette Lighters 6
Cigar Tips 56
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 7
Cotton Bud Sticks 33
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 74
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 7
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 18
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Straws, Stirrers 4
Tampon Applicators 3
Plastic Fragments 187
Cigarette Filters 323
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 45
Fluorescent Light Tubes 5
Jars-food (glass) 3
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 10
Syringes (glass) 46
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 91
Beverage Bottles (glass) 317
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 21
Cars & Car Parts 4
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 20
Strapping Bands (metal) 9
Metal Fragments 95
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 9
Rubber Bands 52
Rubber Fragments 50
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 4
Pallets 3
Wood Fragments 78
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 26
Gloves (cloth) 3
Rope And String (cloth) 7
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 8
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 150
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 116
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 70
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 250
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Clothing 3
Fireworks 15
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 35
Tampons 15
Toys 7
other materials collected
Materiales de cemento 25

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