ADS251 - Black Coral Wall

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS251 - Black Coral Wall

24 January, 2022

Submitted by: Rich Waring , on 29 January, 2022

Team Leader: Rich WARING

Number of Participants: 3

Total Debris Collected: 0.1 kgs (estimated)

16.082923907019, -86.918504895537

Survey Information

Location Name: ADS251 - Black Coral Wall

Organization/Dive Centre: Utila Dive Center

City: Utila

Country: Honduras

Date: 24 January, 2022

Survey Duration: 35 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 16.082923907019
Longitude: -86.918504895537

Weather Conditions: Calm

Survey Depth Range: 5–28 meters

Area Surveyed: 367.501 m²

Dominant Substrate: coral

Ecosystem: coral reef

Wave Conditions: Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high

plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic)	1
Food Wrappers (plastic)	2

Additional Information

Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?

Change in wind direction

What was the most unusual item found?

Whole pizza wrapper

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

Plastic wrapper

Plastic bag

Small plastic

Comments and Feedback

Comments, Suggestions, or Feedback

Site generally clear of debris

Additional Information

Very heavily dives training site

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