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ADS370 - Blue Bay The Wall & The Garden

17 March, 2019

Team Leader
PADI Master Instructor Ivana 356300
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
28 kgs (measured)

12.134409, -68.985034

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS370 - Blue Bay The Wall & The Garden
Organization/Dive Centre
Blue Bay Dive
City
Curacao
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
17 March, 2019
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.134409
Longitude: -68.985034
Weather Conditions
sunny
Survey Depth Range
2–28 meters
Area Surveyed
3000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 28
Fishing: Line 197
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 37
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 12
Beverage Bottles (glass) 25
metal materials collected
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 11
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 5
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 9
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
other materials collected
1 Motobike Spark - used for fishing

Yes, proper disposal of rubbish on land. Too many drinks served in plastic all around the island.

Motorbike Spark

fishing line

plastic cups

beer glass bottles - better than plastic though


Thanks a lot for the Project Aware Weight Scale. Loved using it for accurate weight measuring of all the Debris we picked up at our house reef.

Thanks a lot for your full-time support.

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