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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Half Moon Bay

24 August, 2019

Team Leader
Chris
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

16.307007, -86.592767

Survey Information

Location Name
Half Moon Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Nature Divers
City
West End
Country
Honduras
Date
24 August, 2019
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.307007
Longitude: -86.592767
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
16849.1 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 27
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 10
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2

Human lack of awareness

Water filter

Food wrappers

Plastic cutlery and glass

Cans


It was a snorkeling clean up

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