Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Varkiza
19 September, 2024
- Team Leader
- AIKATERINI KANELLOPOULOU
- Number of Participants
- 20
- Total Debris Collected
- 47 kgs (measured)
37.806224247297, 23.817683331132
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Varkiza
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Seahorse Dive Center
- City
- ATHENS
- Country
- Greece
- Date
- 19 September, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 37.806224247297
Longitude: 23.817683331132
- Weather Conditions
-
Good
- Survey Depth Range
- 5.5–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 13600 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 8 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 30 |
| Fishing: Line | 9 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 15 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 2 |
| Tires/tyres | 5 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Sponges |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line |
| Comments | |
Additional Information
None
Car battery
Plastic Bottles
Fishing lines
Beverage cans
