Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS141 - Paradise North shallows
20 January, 2017
- Team Leader
- German Mendez
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 300 kgs (estimated)
20.48182384822156, -86.97249927976225
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS141 - Paradise North shallows
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program
- City
- Cozumel
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 20 January, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 20.48182384822156
Longitude: -86.97249927976225
- Weather Conditions
-
calm winds from the south east
temp 80 F
Current south to north
Visibility 200 ft
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 7 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 8 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 4 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 20 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 9 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 20 |
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 15 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 10 |
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 3 |
| Clothing | 4 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
Additional Information
High volume of tourism. infront of cruise ships dock. There is a lot of concret structures because of the hurrucanes of 2005. Buoys found and rope are because of areas that are marked for snorkelers.
A lot of hats
Algae
Silt
Concrete pieces
Comments and Feedback
The area has big challenges because of the cruise ships, and although we don´t have so much trash, it is relevant the damage of the silt in the coral soft and stony and the overgrowth of algae because of the same sediment. In this area we have the only coral farm in Cozumel and we have been succesful in restoring some áreas,but we always have to be with our brushes on hand.
You can get more info about Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program on Facebook under the same name.
