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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Salt Pier

20 July, 2018

Team Leader
Kathryn Hehre
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
0.5 kgs (estimated)

12.083453011727, -68.282395431546

Survey Information

Location Name
Salt Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
20 July, 2018
Survey Duration
62 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.083453011727
Longitude: -68.282395431546
Weather Conditions
mostly sunny, partly cloudy. no rain. moderate wind. 32 degrees C.
Survey Depth Range
8–23.5 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2

The salt pier is a large pier, large boats frequent there. there is also local fishing that happens offshore along the coastline.

fishing line


I was not sure how to record this, but in total I measured that we removed 58 meters of fishing line. The photo I uploaded is one of the lines we removed.

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