Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS251 - Black Coral Wall
16 February, 2017
- Team Leader
- Josiah Mackin
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 1 lbs (measured)
16.081943, -86.916389
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS251 - Black Coral Wall
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Utila DIve Centre
- City
- Utila
- Country
- Honduras
- Date
- 16 February, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 39 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 16.081943
Longitude: -86.916389
- Weather Conditions
-
Mostly sunny. Small showers in the early morning. Wind picking up later in the day.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Snorkel
Comments and Feedback
We are happy to report that the site we worked on was in very good shape and even discovered quite a few new branching corals growing at the shallowest depths.
