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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS459 - The Cliff

6 January, 2019

Team Leader
Kathryn Hehre
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
1.5 kgs (estimated)

12.174247855276, -68.290331196313

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS459 - The Cliff
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
6 January, 2019
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.174247855276
Longitude: -68.290331196313
Weather Conditions
30 degrees C, mostly sunny, brief rain showers one or two nights, very windy
Survey Depth Range
4–18 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 2
Plastic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 1
other materials collected
Sunglasses Frames (plastic) 1
Hair tie (rubber, cloth) 1

No

Sunglasses frame

Plastics

Metal Materials

Wood Materials


Overall, dive site was VERY clean. Some pieces of debris that were overgrown with corals and left behind (2 rubber car tires, two 8-12in diameter metal pipes approx 10 feet long, and one or two other pieces of larger construction debris such as metal grating).

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