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ADS137 - Vouliagmeni Lake Loutraki

18 June, 2016

Team Leader
Nikos_Ba
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
96.9 kgs (measured)

38.031326, 22.873573

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS137 - Vouliagmeni Lake Loutraki
Organization/Dive Centre
Loutraki Dive Club
City
Loutraki
Country
Greece
Date
18 June, 2016
Survey Duration
54 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.031326
Longitude: 22.873573
Weather Conditions
very hot
Survey Depth Range
1–15.7 meters
Area Surveyed
980 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand & seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 32
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 89
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 4
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 67
Fishing: Line 22
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 10
Plastic Fragments 12
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 18
Beverage Bottles (glass) 57
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 16
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 461
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Cars & Car Parts 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Metal Fragments 4
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Clothing 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 9
Toys 3
other materials collected
tarpaulins 5
Plastic sack 1
tenis ball 2
safety razor plastic 1
cassette tape 1
pen 1
glass (for water) 27
ashtray (glass) 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name 20 Crabs , crayfish , small fish
Number Entangled 25
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris aluminium cans
Comments About 20 Crabs and crayfish were released unharmed ! Unfortunately 5 small fishes died in the process of counting and cleaning the debris!

With 40 degrees of temperature nothing better than dive at Lake Vouliagmeni for underwater cleanup! Grief causes the image of the seabed which we transformed into dump! Report diving, 96.9 kg human pollution.... 32 plastic bags, 461 aluminum cans, 89 plastic bottles, 57 glass bottles, 16 batteries, 45 coffee caps and many other items in a total of 879 pieces !!!! Seabed needs our help!!!

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