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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Buccaneers

28 October, 2018

Team Leader
Christopher Willey
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
90 lbs (estimated)

16.348866155255, -86.453849179212

Survey Information

Location Name
Buccaneers
Organization/Dive Centre
Fantasy Island Dive Center
City
French Harbor
Country
Honduras
Date
28 October, 2018
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.348866155255
Longitude: -86.453849179212
Weather Conditions
Surface Calm. very light wind from East
Survey Depth Range
60–80 feet
Area Surveyed
1000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 14
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Bait Containers, Packaging 8
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 26
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 55
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 31
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 29
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 49
Cigarette Filters 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 13
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 9
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

a Shoe

Plastic Drinking bottles

Plastic Cups

Plastic Food Wrapping

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