Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Coco View Channel, Roatán, Honduras
4 May, 2023
- Team Leader
- James Wakefield
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.5 lbs (estimated)
16.35864860802, -86.434478720396
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Coco View Channel, Roatán, Honduras
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dockside Dive Center
- City
- Roatan
- Country
- Honduras
- Date
- 4 May, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 16.35864860802
Longitude: -86.434478720396
- Weather Conditions
-
10-25 knot winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–49 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 4800 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- channel
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Comments and Feedback
I expected the channel to have a lot more debris. We left a number of glass bottles and one large marine battery. My guess is that most of what flushes from the large bay behind Coco View Dive Resort is carried out to sea with the tide.
