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ADS475 - Cha Cha Cha Beach

16 April, 2019

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

12.145864893633, -68.276343687482

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS475 - Cha Cha Cha Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
16 April, 2019
Survey Duration
53 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.145864893633
Longitude: -68.276343687482
Weather Conditions
30 degrees C, windy, mostly sunny.
Survey Depth Range
1–18 meters
Area Surveyed
3500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 7
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Plastic Fragments 10
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 4
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
other materials collected
Fiber glass 3
Hair ties (cloth, rubber) 3

This is near an area that is heavily trafficked by cruise lines.

Hair ties

Plastic

Metal


This was part of a AWARE Dive Against Debris Specialty Course!

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