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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Empacadora

7 May, 2023

Team Leader
Fabien
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
50 kgs (estimated)

22.880479039899, -109.90391059886

Survey Information

Location Name
Empacadora
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Ninja Expedition
City
Cabo San Lucas
Country
Mexico
Date
7 May, 2023
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.880479039899
Longitude: -109.90391059886
Weather Conditions
Cloudy
Survey Depth Range
5–18 meters
Area Surveyed
4775.74 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Cigarette Lighters 1
Fishing: Line 42
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 42
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 23
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Lines

Fishing

GoPro

Fishing line

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