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Clean-Up and Marine Debris Survey in Panormos bay, Skopelos island, Greece

8 June, 2020

Team Leader
Kostas Danis
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
350 kgs (estimated)

39.110028, 23.662981

Survey Information

Location Name
Clean-Up and Marine Debris Survey in Panormos bay, Skopelos island, Greece
Organization/Dive Centre
Skopelos Dive Center
City
Skopelos
Country
Greece
Date
8 June, 2020
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 39.110028
Longitude: 23.662981
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–15 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
sandy (pebbles) seafloor with micro flora & fauna
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Plastic Fragments 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Tires/tyres 5
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Pallets 1
Wood Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2

The most volimunous and heavy item was a platform (like a pontoon) constructed with an aluminium-metal frame and wooden plank (with dimensions circa 2X5m. and weight 250-300kg). It might have been part of the infrastructure from an old water sport station that was operating years before and probably the platform was drifted and sunk close to the coast. Note that this particular water area was declared as archaeological site (prehistoric settlement) and only a couple years ago in 2018, they excluded a part of that bay and allowed us to scuba dive for recreational reasons. The reason was mainly that 200 meters from the shore an 80m cargo ship was sunk at -40m depth in '83, so they gave us the permission to visit it.

canopy cover made from asbestos fibers probably drifted to the sea and smashed form wind gusts during a storm. It might have been part of a land structure (small ηθτ) or part (roof cover for shade) from a fishing boat.

canopy cover made from asbestos fibers

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