Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS287 - Escambron Marine Park
27 October, 2019
- Team Leader
- Alberto Marti
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 300 lbs (estimated)
18.465833, -66.086667
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS287 - Escambron Marine Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scuba Dogs
- City
- San Juan
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- Date
- 27 October, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 360 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.465833
Longitude: -66.086667
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 3 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 32 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 25 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 47 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 31 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 26 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 53 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 31 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 50 |
| Tampon Applicators | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 63 |
| Cigarette Filters | 128 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 20 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 15 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 75 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 18 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 4 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
