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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS183 - Peace Project Housereef

23 January, 2017

Team Leader
Kristel
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 Nicaragua
City
Laguna de Apoyo
Country
Nicaragua
Date
23 January, 2017
Survey Duration
53 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.93635
Longitude: -86.05072
Weather Conditions
Mostly quiet, no rain, little wind
Survey Depth Range
5–18 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
volcanic crater lake
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1

Plastic cups

plastic bottles

plastic wrappers


we also do a weekly beach clean up and have placed trashcans on the beach last week

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