ADS436 - Boca Simon | PADI AWARE

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS436 - Boca Simon

6 April, 2019

Submitted by: atlantisdivingcuracao , on 10 April, 2019

Team Leader: Renske van den Nieuwelaar

Number of Participants: 13

Total Debris Collected: 852 kgs (measured)

12.096579677104, -68.91518768511

Survey Information

Location Name: ADS436 - Boca Simon

Organization/Dive Centre: Atlantis diving Curacao

City: Willemstad

Country: Netherlands Antilles

Date: 6 April, 2019

Survey Duration: 47 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 12.096579677104
Longitude: -68.91518768511

Weather Conditions: Normal

Survey Depth Range: 1–8 meters

Area Surveyed: 100 m²

Dominant Substrate: sand

Ecosystem: coral reef

Wave Conditions: Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts	2

rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres	71

Additional Information

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

What was the most unusual item found?

Car tires

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

Cartires

Comments and Feedback

Comments, Suggestions, or Feedback

We did a clean up especially to take out the tires. 2 dives, the 1st dive to dig the tires out, and the 2th and 3rd dive to bring them on land with lift bags.

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