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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS385 - Playground

12 January, 2018

Team Leader
Francisco Aguilar
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
75 kgs (estimated)

9.333150336, -82.2349412

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS385 - Playground
Organization/Dive Centre
Bocas Diving Pirates
City
Bocas del Toro
Country
Panama
Date
12 January, 2018
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.333150336
Longitude: -82.2349412
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
2–8 meters
Area Surveyed
2943.7 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Diapers/nappies 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Plastic Fragments 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 13
Beverage Bottles (glass) 85
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 146
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1

No social/local rubbish programs, lack of education.

Washing machine and a chair

Cans

Glass bottles

Plastic bottles

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