Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS26 - Palomino Island
16 August, 2016
- Team Leader
- Angel L. Rijos
- Number of Participants
- 25
- Total Debris Collected
- 250 lbs (estimated)
18.34905461509367, -65.57282242923975
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS26 - Palomino Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sea Ventures Pro Dive Centers
- City
- Fajardo
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- Date
- 16 August, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 150 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.34905461509367
Longitude: -65.57282242923975
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny, flat seas
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 35966.1 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- sandy, silty bottom with small rocky structures
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 8 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 13 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 29 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 5 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 8 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 44 |
| Plastic Fragments | 28 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 37 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 35 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 12 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 16 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 6 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Mooring pole with a rope | 1 |
Additional Information
Local boat traffic
Mooring pole with a rope
beer cans and bottles
plastic straws
