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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Bahía de Pucusana

21 September, 2019

Team Leader
Michael Epstein
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
153 kgs (measured)

-12.473899216637, -76.795979066027

Survey Information

Location Name
Bahía de Pucusana
Organization/Dive Centre
Spondylus Escuela de Buceo
City
Lima
Country
Peru
Date
21 September, 2019
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -12.473899216637
Longitude: -76.795979066027
Weather Conditions
Normal
Survey Depth Range
10–15 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 8
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 13
Bottles: Oil/lube 4
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Furnishings (plastic) 4
Gloves (latex) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 23
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 5
Straws, Stirrers 3
Toothbrushes 2
Plastic Fragments 22
Cigarette Filters 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Fluorescent Light Tubes 2
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 5
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 16
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Appliances: Household 5
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 111
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 16
Cars & Car Parts 6
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 4
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 14
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 6
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 11
Batteries: Car Or Boat 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 8
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Wood Fragments 6
Fishing: Traps & Pots 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Towels/rags 7
Cloth Fragments 15
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 9
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 7
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 28
Toys 2
other materials collected
Oil Filters 3
Compact Disc 2
Plastic Shaving Machine 5

Lots of fishermen boats around the cleaning area

Oil Filters

Oil Filters

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