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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS183 - Peace Project Housereef

26 December, 2016

Team Leader
Theo van Groesen
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
2 kgs (estimated)

11.93635, -86.05072

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS183 - Peace Project Housereef
Organization/Dive Centre
Volcano Divers
City
Laguna de Apoyo
Country
Nicaragua
Date
26 December, 2016
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.93635
Longitude: -86.05072
Weather Conditions
Lot of wind
Survey Depth Range
15–18 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Volcano Crater
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 15
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 12
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 13
Plastic Fragments 18
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 8

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Plastic bottles

Plastic fragments

Plastic cups

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