Tikila Beach
3 December, 2020
- Team Leader
- Meghan Reilly
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 47 kgs (measured)
20.483298011689, -86.97151277178
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Tikila Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Cozumel Dive School
- City
- San Miguel de Cozumel
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 3 December, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 66 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 20.483298011689
Longitude: -86.97151277178
- Weather Conditions
-
strong N wind, rains
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–32 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 10078.4 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 9 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 126 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
Additional Information
Cozumel went through 2 hurricanes (Delta & Eta) and several tropical storms in October & December and that explains the amount of ceramic fragments we found (all fragments of roofing).
Scuba mask lens
Roofing parts - heavy to move, large objects rubbing against the reef
Boat ropes - left in the ocean easily
Tiny plastic fragments - threat to marine life
Comments and Feedback
Tiki Beach is one of the most popular dive / snorkeling sites on Cozumel. Easily accessible via the stairs down into the ocean in Tikila Restaurant, unfortunately is also usually swarmed by small snorkeling boats dropping snorkels, snorkel holders, straws, tickets and other type of rubbish in the water. The dive site is located by the main road going along the ocean and, since waste management on the island leaves much to be desired, all the litter dropped on the side of the road easily ends up in the ocean.
