Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS54 - Mosquito Pier
29 February, 2020
- Team Leader
- Tania Puell
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 3.31 lbs (measured)
18.148768, -65.514533
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS54 - Mosquito Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Isla Nena Scuba
- City
- Vieques
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 29 February, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.148768
Longitude: -65.514533
- Weather Conditions
-
rainy & windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 0–42 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 41405.4 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- manmade structure--pier
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 12 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 87 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| spark plug | 6 |
Additional Information
no
spark plugs
fishing line: danger of entanglement to marine life
lead: poisoning marine life
hooks: injuring marine life
