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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Medano Beach

4 April, 2018

Team Leader
Jay Clue and Annie Cardoso
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
24 kgs (measured)

22.890514900338, -109.88933071497

Survey Information

Location Name
Medano Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Ninja Expeditions
City
Cabo San Lucas
Country
Mexico
Date
4 April, 2018
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.890514900338
Longitude: -109.88933071497
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
56–95 feet
Area Surveyed
45 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 47
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 2
Cigar Tips 10
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 29
Cigarette Filters 21
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 26
Cars & Car Parts 2
Pipes & Rebar 4
Pull Tabs-beverages 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Traps & Pots 5
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Rubber Bands 2
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 22
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Toys 2
other materials collected
Coffee Capsule 1
Shaving razor 1
Clothing tags 2
Water hose 1
pen 1
Pill tablet 1
fabric bracelet 1
plastic bracelet 1
sunglasses 2
fan 1
cast 1

Tourist location and holidays.

Cast for arm and car mirror.

Water bottles

Clothes

Cans

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