Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Director's Bay
14 May, 2017
- Team Leader
- PADI Master Instructor Ivana
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 7 kgs (measured)
12.06588854293, -68.859985381332
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Director's Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Dive Bus
- City
- Curacao
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 14 May, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.06588854293
Longitude: -68.859985381332
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 500 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 17 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| plastic watch wristband | 1 |
Additional Information
Local fishermen
watch plastic wristband
fishing line
fishing hooks stuck in the coral
fishing lead sinkers
Comments and Feedback
We did a clean up at Director's Bay two months ago and it was very rewarding having to pick up less fishing line, hooks and sinkers this time!
