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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

French Cay Cut

22 April, 2017

Team Leader
Christopher Willey
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

16.35037803202, -86.446417719126

Survey Information

Location Name
French Cay Cut
Organization/Dive Centre
Fantasy Island
City
French Harbor, Roatan
Country
Honduras
Date
22 April, 2017
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.35037803202
Longitude: -86.446417719126
Weather Conditions
Calm wind changed from east to west
Survey Depth Range
11–15 meters
Area Surveyed
1600 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
soft sand/ muck
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 23
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 11
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 40
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 11
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

a shoe

plastic bottles, because this the bulk of debris

plastic cups

plastic containers

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