Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Fuikbaai
12 January, 2020
- Team Leader
- Hans Pleij
- Number of Participants
- 26
- Total Debris Collected
- 1978 kgs (measured)
12.056342379353, -68.836113189845
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Fuikbaai
- Organization/Dive Centre
- CURious 2 DIVE
- City
- Curacao
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 12 January, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 69 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.056342379353
Longitude: -68.836113189845
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 15000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 250 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 300 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 250 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 5 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Anchor | 4 |
| Sunglases | 45 |
| Floaties | 33 |
Comments and Feedback
Fuikdag a yearly event with 5000- 7000 boats. We introduced the floating trash bin and collected 4m3 of trash that didn't reach the bottom of the ocean.
