Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Big Rock, Utila
1 December, 2016
- Team Leader
- Jemma Aitken
- Number of Participants
- 16
- Total Debris Collected
- 28.3 kgs (measured)
16.07604966203334, -86.94244273938239
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Big Rock, Utila
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Utila Dive Center
- City
- Utila
- Country
- Honduras
- Date
- 1 December, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 42 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 16.07604966203334
Longitude: -86.94244273938239
- Weather Conditions
-
2 weeks of heavy rainfall 3 days prior to clean up
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–11.2 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2587.25 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 450 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 11 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Diapers/nappies | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 950 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2932 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 26 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
Additional Information
Change in direction of the wind, bringing debris into shore
toothpaste
plastic bags
plastic fragments
plastic bottles
