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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lago de Chapala

5 August, 2012

Team Leader
Luis R. Rivera
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
60 kgs (estimated)

20.297622, -103.266678

Survey Information

Location Name
Lago de Chapala
Organization/Dive Centre
Guadalajara Dive Center
City
Ajijic
Country
Mexico
Date
5 August, 2012
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 20.297622
Longitude: -103.266678
Weather Conditions
Cloudy
Survey Depth Range
0–0 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Beach
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 45
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 9
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 11
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 4
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 16
Caps & Lids (plastic) 40
Cigar Tips 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 6
Foam Insulation & Packaging 5
Furnishings (plastic) 3
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
Straws, Stirrers 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 45
Cigarette Filters 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 16
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 10
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 4
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 5
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
Toys 1

flowerpots

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