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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Something Special

1 April, 2023

Team Leader
Trinity Tew and Sage Hagan
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
12 kgs (estimated)

12.161910321455, -68.284503434853

Survey Information

Location Name
Something Special
Organization/Dive Centre
STINAPA Bonaire Junior Ranger Program
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
1 April, 2023
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.161910321455
Longitude: -68.284503434853
Weather Conditions
Sunny/Cloudy
Survey Depth Range
2–15 meters
Area Surveyed
4178 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

Nearby moored boats.

Shoe.

Plastic- bottles and wrappings are tossed nearby the water.

Rubber- pieces of tubing is blown into the water.

Clothing- clothes are blown into the water.


Trinity Tew and Sage Hagan organized this event with the STINAPA Bonaire Junior Ranger Program. In addition to us, 5 Junior Ranger's and 2 STINAPA Rangers joined the underwater survey.

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