Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Something Special
22 September, 2024
- Team Leader
- Sharon Gelmers
- Number of Participants
- 11
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 kgs (estimated)
12.161317600165, -68.283366769213
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Something Special
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scuba Elite
- City
- Kralendijk
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 22 September, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.161317600165
Longitude: -68.283366769213
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm weather
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–14 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 479 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 30 |
| Plastic Fragments | 36 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 7 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
Additional Information
No, no events
washcloth and a bone that you give to dogs to chew on
Fishing line - the item we found most, the dive site is being used by a lot of fisher man
Glass bottles - around the moorings, there is a lot of boat traffic. Plus bbq's being hosted on the beach part of the dive site
