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ADS09 - Rompeolas/Mosquito Pier

22 April, 2017

Team Leader
Gabriel Espino
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
40 lbs (estimated)

18.148181516043, -65.513889

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS09 - Rompeolas/Mosquito Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Black Beard Sports
City
Vieques
Country
United States
Date
22 April, 2017
Survey Duration
74 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.148181516043
Longitude: -65.513889
Weather Conditions
windy
Survey Depth Range
4–41 feet
Area Surveyed
9099.96 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 14
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 90
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 64
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Cars & Car Parts 3
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 134
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Juvenile Sand Diver
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Aluminum can

Recreational line fishing along the shore line. Parties and hangout in which trash is not taken. Everything in the rocks along the wave breaker out of the water, WILL eventually make it way into the water, so it is hard to tell if the trash is recent or has been actually dumped a long time ago.

Fishing line

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