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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

House Reef

30 September, 2013

Team Leader
Claire
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

35.313105, 25.399495

Survey Information

Location Name
House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Creta Maris Dive Center
City
Hersonsissos
Country
Greece
Date
30 September, 2013
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.313105
Longitude: 25.399495
Weather Conditions
Usually calm conditions, North west Wind, 26 degrees water temperature.
Survey Depth Range
2–8 meters
Area Surveyed
70 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 20
Bags: Trash (plastic) 9
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 13
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 3
Fishing: Line 7
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 33
Cigarette Filters 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Fluorescent Light Tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 9
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 12
Pipes & Rebar 3
Pull Tabs-beverages 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 11
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 9
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 6
other materials collected
Metal Beach tables 5
Sun Loungers 3
Iron pipe construction 1

Stronger winds during the season cause the waves on the beach to drag beach furniture into the sea. Also the dive site is a shore dive from a busy tourist beach, so litter is always entering from the shore.

Cassette tape - artist unknown

plastic

broken glass

drinks cans

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