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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Glass City

12 November, 2017

Team Leader
Davy Lepsi
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

12.159067056427, -68.281145431101

Survey Information

Location Name
Glass City
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
12 November, 2017
Survey Duration
57 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.159067056427
Longitude: -68.281145431101
Weather Conditions
Calm, Sunny
Survey Depth Range
1–10.2 meters
Area Surveyed
4830 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 20
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 10
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 13
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Plastic Fiter 1
Sunglasses 1
Comb 1
Clothing Pin 1

Fishing Line

Glass


First Dive Against Debris Specialty Course @ Dive Friends Bonaire!! Site "Glass City" is not an official dive site in the marine park but is a "unmarked one"

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