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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Los Frailes

22 March, 2016

Team Leader
Juan Carlos Tirado
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
50 kgs (estimated)

11.199957, -63.751602

Survey Information

Location Name
Los Frailes
Organization/Dive Centre
Paradise Dive Shop
City
Isla Margarita
Country
Venezuela
Date
22 March, 2016
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.199957
Longitude: -63.751602
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
4–15 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 9
Bags: Trash (plastic) 20
Bait Containers, Packaging 6
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 12
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 18
Bottles: Oil/lube 5
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 4
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 14
Cotton Bud Sticks 4
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 3
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 18
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 4

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