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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

De Costa

11 May, 2022

Team Leader
Daniel Kistler
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

35.008709, 34.063971

Survey Information

Location Name
De Costa
Organization/Dive Centre
Cyprus Diving Centre
City
Pernera
Country
Cyprus
Date
11 May, 2022
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.008709
Longitude: 34.063971
Weather Conditions
A few windy days with wind coming from North-East/East, going directly into the bay
Survey Depth Range
3–11.2 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 10
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 1
Plastic Fragments 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Traps & Pots 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1

There are lots of boats in that bay/on that coast that anchor there. This explains the huge amount of fishernets and ropes.

Longlines, because marine life, especially turtles get trapped

Fishernets/ropes, same as longlines

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