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ADS88 - Dive Bus House Reef

16 October, 2016

Team Leader
Ivana Stampeggi Padi Staff Instrutor 356300
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
18.6 kgs (measured)

12.088975, -68.9051749999999

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS88 - Dive Bus House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
The Dive Bus
City
Curacao
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
16 October, 2016
Survey Duration
66 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.088975
Longitude: -68.9051749999999
Weather Conditions
Hurricane Matthew
Survey Depth Range
3.7–8.3 meters
Area Surveyed
1500 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 15
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Plastic Fragments 23
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 12
Beverage Bottles (glass) 14
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 26
Metal Fragments 6
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Tires/tyres 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 9
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
1 small Palm tree

Hurricane Matthew helped. Locals and fishermen are the main cause

one tennis shoe

soda cans

fishing line

plastic


Every month I see an improvement.

We dive here every day. It is our office so we try to keep it as clean and tidy as possible

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