Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Director's Bay
19 March, 2017
- Team Leader
- Ivana C Stampeggi Master Instructor 356300
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 19 kgs (measured)
12.0659921, -68.8599417
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Director's Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Dive Bus
- City
- Cuaraco
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 19 March, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 57 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.0659921
Longitude: -68.8599417
- Weather Conditions
-
good
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–30 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3000 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 | |
|---|---|
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 600 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 9 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 13 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 12 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 15 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| spark plugs | 2 |
Additional Information
local fishing
spark plugs
fishing line
fishing hooks
glass bottles
Comments and Feedback
Local fishermen don't understand how much they are killing the reef therefor the fish
