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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Bahia Nahomi

11 January, 2020

Team Leader
Katharine Evans
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
35 kgs (estimated)

9.4234988530438, -84.169789220294

Survey Information

Location Name
Bahia Nahomi
Organization/Dive Centre
Oceans Unlimited and Marine Conservation Costa Rica
City
Quepos
Country
Costa Rica
Date
11 January, 2020
Survey Duration
200 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.4234988530438
Longitude: -84.169789220294
Weather Conditions
Dry
Survey Depth Range
1–12 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Fishing: Line 15
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 10
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 5
Plastic Fragments 10
Cigarette Filters 10
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Pipes & Rebar 5
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3

Entangled fishing nets

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