Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Biesanz
2 November, 2019
- Team Leader
- Katharine Evans
- Number of Participants
- 23
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 kgs (estimated)
9.4030726722837, -84.168378821321
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Biesanz
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Marine Conservation Costa Rica
- City
- Quepos
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Date
- 2 November, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 9.4030726722837
Longitude: -84.168378821321
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–40 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 7 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 15 |
| Plastic Fragments | 10 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 5 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 5 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 11 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 4 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Sunglasses | 5 |
| Cell phone | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Sae Horse |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | fishing line |
| Comments | A sea horse was found perched on a piece of discarded fishing line. |
Additional Information
A Fire Extinguisher
Fishing line and nets
