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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

El Faro

5 March, 2016

Team Leader
Juan Carlos Tirado
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
80 kgs (estimated)

12.516002, -81.729843

Survey Information

Location Name
El Faro
Organization/Dive Centre
Paradise Dive Shop
City
Isla de San Andres
Country
Colombia
Date
5 March, 2016
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.516002
Longitude: -81.729843
Weather Conditions
Perfect
Survey Depth Range
3–10 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Fishing: Line 20
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Plastic Fragments 35
Rope (plastic/nylon) 9
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 7
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 8
Beverage Bottles (glass) 16
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 20

the coast

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