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ADS509 - Avlaki Blue Flag Beach

22 November, 2018

Team Leader
Luc Lakeman
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
25 kgs (estimated)

37.866414206833, 24.040353552769

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS509 - Avlaki Blue Flag Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Blue Yard Hub
City
Porto Rafti
Country
Greece
Date
22 November, 2018
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 37.866414206833
Longitude: 24.040353552769
Weather Conditions
Calm sea and mild winds
Survey Depth Range
3–7 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 15
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 15
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Straws, Stirrers 10
Plastic Fragments 25
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 8
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 20
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
other materials collected
Large fiber glass boat hull fragment 1
Water pipe 1

In September 2018 a large part of the Greek coastline was hit by medicane (Mediterranean hurricane) Zorba.

Large fiber glass boat hull segment.

Transparent plastic coffee cups and their lids

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