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PUNTA BETIN - SANTA MARTA - COLOMBIA

17 June, 2016

Team Leader
FUNDACIÓN FIATMAR
Number of Participants
24
Total Debris Collected
687 kgs (measured)

11.250451129797, -74.221737428884

Survey Information

Location Name
PUNTA BETIN - SANTA MARTA - COLOMBIA
Organization/Dive Centre
ATLANTIDA CENTRO DE BUCEO
City
SANTA MARTA
Country
Colombia
Date
17 June, 2016
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.250451129797
Longitude: -74.221737428884
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–19 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 345
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 219
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 51
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 9
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 14
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 370
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 11
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 26
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 100
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 139
Cars & Car Parts 3
Pipes & Rebar 6
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 10
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 3
Wood Fragments 41
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Toys 3
other materials collected
COLCHONES (Mattress) 1
SOFA O SOMBRILLAS (Beach umbrellas?) 2

BOLSAS DE SUPER (Supermarket bags), COSAS ASEO (toilet cleaning bottles?)

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