Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Palapa's Beach
13 September, 2019
- Team Leader
- Maurice Verweij
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 kgs (estimated)
12.077625, -68.86614
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Palapa's Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Jan Thiel Diving
- City
- Willemstad
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 13 September, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.077625
Longitude: -68.86614
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 6197.81 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 7 |
| Fishing: Line | 18 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 14 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
Additional Information
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Old wine bottle
Glas bottles
Fishing lines
Plastic cups
Comments and Feedback
Awesome clean up with video!
Many turtles
