Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS54 - Mosquito Pier
24 February, 2017
- Team Leader
- Tania Puell
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 8.9 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
- 24 February, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 59 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.148768
Longitude: -65.514533
- Weather Conditions
-
calm seas, low wind, little precipitation
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–42 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 46465 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- manmade environment--old pier
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 40 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 110 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| spark plug | 1 |
Additional Information
no
metal fragment seeming to stem from an engine
monofilament
lead weights
fishing hooks
