Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS88 - Dive Bus House Reef
20 November, 2016
- Team Leader
- Ivana C Stampeggi 356300
- Number of Participants
- 22
- Total Debris Collected
- 32 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
- 20 November, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 57 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.088975
Longitude: -68.9051749999999
- Weather Conditions
-
rainy
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 11 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 11 |
| Fishing: Line | 200 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 14 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 9 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 16 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 42 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 47 |
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 26 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 11 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 7 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| liv bag | 1 |
| plastic hair clip | 2 |
| cloth hairband | 3 |
Additional Information
Local fishermen as usual, local people that are not educated enough at school and at home regarding throwing rubbish on the floor, at the beach, in the sea. Us humans are the cause of it.
One liv bag
fishing line
lead
plastic
Comments and Feedback
I have noticed that our house reef is getting cleaner every month however there is still so much to do
