Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS385 - Playground
10 March, 2018
- Team Leader
- Francisco Aguilar
- Number of Participants
- 18
- Total Debris Collected
- 300 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
- 10 March, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 70 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 9.333150336
Longitude: -82.2349412
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 34 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 11 |
| Diapers/nappies | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 5 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 22 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 24 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 108 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 10 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 244 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 10 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 4 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Damselfish |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Cans |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crabs |
| Number Entangled | 8 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Cans |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Octopus and Brittle Stars |
| Number Entangled | 20 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Air Conditioner, Washing Machine |
| Comments | We found 18 Brittle Stars and 2 Octopus hidden inside the A/C unit and inside the Washing Machine |
Additional Information
No social programs for environmental education
2 Air Conditioners and 1 washing machine
Cans
Bottles
Comments and Feedback
You should check the smartphone app. Is not working properly
Efforts are getting some results as we noticed that we need more time to pick up same amounts of rubbish compared to first dives.
