Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Divers Paradise
30 June, 2019
- Team Leader
- Alexis, Momo, Bruce, Juaquin, Paz
- Number of Participants
- 18
- Total Debris Collected
- 500 lbs (estimated)
9.335172, -82.241209
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Divers Paradise
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Bocas Dive Center
- City
- Isla Colon
- Country
- Panama
- Date
- 30 June, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 9.335172
Longitude: -82.241209
- Weather Conditions
-
Raining days
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1096.65 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- 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) | 56 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 19 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 12 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 58 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 8 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 38 |
| Diapers/nappies | 13 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Gloves (latex) | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 8 |
| Plastic Fragments | 12 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 112 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 159 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 5 |
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 21 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 9 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 29 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 3 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 5 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 5 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 22 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 15 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
| Toys | 4 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | Fire Worm |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Can |
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Sardines |
| Number Entangled | 8 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Bottles cans |
