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INICIATIVA BAJO TRANQUILO XIII

20 March, 2016

Team Leader
Jorge H. Sanchez
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
450 kgs (estimated)

12.536312, -81.734896

Survey Information

Location Name
INICIATIVA BAJO TRANQUILO XIII
Organization/Dive Centre
Help 2 Oceans Foundation
City
San Andrés Isla
Country
Colombia
Date
20 March, 2016
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.536312
Longitude: -81.734896
Weather Conditions
Buenas
Survey Depth Range
12–13.5 meters
Area Surveyed
4500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 8
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts 10
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 40
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 242
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 80
Cloth Fragments 100
mixed materials collected
Clothing 200
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 10
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Varios
Number Entangled 72
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Cloths
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crustaceos
Number Entangled 121
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Cloths
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Mollusk
Number Entangled 19
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Cloths

Cloth

Mixed

Metal

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