Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Caletita S24794
20 July, 2022
- Team Leader
- Kaja
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 7 kgs (measured)
20.495152518272, -86.964322629648
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Caletita S24794
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Cozumel Dive School
- City
- San Miguel de Cozumel
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 20 July, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 20.495152518272
Longitude: -86.964322629648
- Weather Conditions
-
Intense showers
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2242.27 m2
- 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 | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 7 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 10 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 4 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 5 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 17 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 8 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 15 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 4 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Additional Information
Human recreation & poor fishing practices
Nail clipper tied to a spark plug
Fishing lines
Spark plugs
Plastic debris
