Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS334 - Mangel Halto
19 September, 2018
- Team Leader
- Lisa de Jong
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (measured)
12.465054, -69.970241
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS334 - Mangel Halto
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Happy divers Aruba
- City
- Noord
- Country
- Aruba
- Date
- 19 September, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.465054
Longitude: -69.970241
- Weather Conditions
-
Quiet waters due to Tropical storm Isaac passing north of Aruba.
No wind, no waves, small current.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–16 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 8298.57 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- mangroves
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 8 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 6 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | small crabs |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | soda cans |
Additional Information
Locals having parties on boats in the weekends, not caring where the garbage goes....
Hairclip
plastic cups
beerbottles
sodacans
