Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Vasiliko Bay, Peristera island
15 September, 2022
- Team Leader
- Kostas Danis
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 45 kgs (estimated)
39.190454894396, 23.963004426592
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Vasiliko Bay, Peristera island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ikion DIve Center
- City
- Alonnisos
- Country
- Greece
- Date
- 15 September, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 39.190454894396
Longitude: 23.963004426592
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
- Survey Depth Range
- 1.5–17 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 800 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- gravel
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 85 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 11 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 5 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 5 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 25 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 34 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 6 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | small octopus |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | inside bottle |
Additional Information
The fact that Peristera is an unihabited island and the small bay that the dive against debris was conducted is a common anchorage spot for many leisure boats, and a favorite snorkeling site, contribute to the accumulation of debris and thrash that has been found and collected. In addition there are permanent restrictions on the area for any kind of diving activities as it it declared an archaelogical site, a fact which makes any Clean Up dive more complicate logistically in terms of licencing and conducting it.
Flip Flops
pieces of plastic
abandoned nets
