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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS343 - Playa Lagun

6 April, 2019

Team Leader
Ana Kostadinova
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
2 kgs (estimated)

12.31835, -69.150884

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS343 - Playa Lagun
Organization/Dive Centre
Bahia Diving Curacao
City
Lagun
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
6 April, 2019
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.31835
Longitude: -69.150884
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
3–18 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Plastic Fragments 4
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4

Our Dive Against Debris team for the reef clean-up this month was amazing! Sharon, Thomas, Hariet, Tim, Amber, and Frans who came earlier before to sign up for the marine debris clean-up in April with Bahia Diving and got open water diver certified in the meantime just to take part in this ProjectAWARE event!

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