Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bahía de San Juan del Sur
1 November, 2015
- Team Leader
- Fabio Buitrago
- Number of Participants
- 53
- Total Debris Collected
- 3640 lbs (estimated)
11.254563, -85.87781
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bahía de San Juan del Sur
- Organization/Dive Centre
- DIVE NICARAGUA
- City
- San Juan del Sur
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Date
- 1 November, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 11.254563
Longitude: -85.87781
- Weather Conditions
-
good
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–50 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 3000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 9 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 19 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 33 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 3 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 9 |
| Diapers/nappies | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 44 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 16 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 33 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 2 |
| Toothbrushes | 7 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 19 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 20 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 39 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 15 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 120 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 2 |
| Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters | 4 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 11 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 10 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 44 |
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 20 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 4 |
| Towels/rags | 8 |
| Cloth Fragments | 51 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 3 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 24 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 9 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 11 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 5 |
Additional Information
Plastic articles
Tires
Fishing lines / nets
