Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DeCosta Bay
19 August, 2022
- Team Leader
- Cassie Burnett
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 8 kgs (estimated)
35.009057185419, 34.062531231417
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DeCosta Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Taba Diving Centre
- City
- Protaras
- Country
- Cyprus
- Date
- 19 August, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.009057185419
Longitude: 34.062531231417
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3696.01 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 22 |
| Cigarette Filters | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 4 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 8 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Hair band | 6 |
| Vape | 1 |
| Wooden peg | 1 |
Additional Information
Snorkel trips via boats
Vape
