Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Chepas Beach, Utila
3 April, 2025
- Team Leader
- David Wende
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 50 kgs (estimated)
16.095752, -86.8936228
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Chepas Beach, Utila
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Altons Dive Resort
- City
- Utila
- Country
- Honduras
- Date
- 3 April, 2025
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 16.095752
Longitude: -86.8936228
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny, Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–1 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5292.21 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Beach Wall
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 365 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 11 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 184 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 450 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 36 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 8 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 6 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 3 |
Additional Information
Windy weather
Fan cover
Piping
Bra
Condoms
Comments and Feedback
Lots of plastic debris, but since it was so windy we weren't able to count without the debris going everywhere.
Beach clean up
