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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Half Moon Bay / West End

3 February, 2019

Team Leader
Alejandro Hervas Barrabes
Number of Participants
26
Total Debris Collected
300 kgs (estimated)

16.305427, -86.593935

Survey Information

Location Name
Half Moon Bay / West End
Organization/Dive Centre
ROATAN DIVERS
City
Roatan
Country
Honduras
Date
3 February, 2019
Survey Duration
117 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.305427
Longitude: -86.593935
Weather Conditions
The weather conditions were variable with rain and wind and some sunny days
Survey Depth Range
2–3 meters
Area Surveyed
39977.2 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 50
Bags: Trash (plastic) 30
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 30
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 50
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 10
Bottles: Oil/lube 10
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Cigarette Lighters 5
Cigar Tips 100
Cotton Bud Sticks 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 20
Diapers/nappies 10
Fishing: Line 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Furnishings (plastic) 4
Gloves (latex) 10
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 50
Tampon Applicators 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Toothbrushes 3
Plastic Fragments 500
Cigarette Filters 300
Strapping Bands (plastic) 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 20
Beverage Bottles (glass) 10
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 10
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 50
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 5
Metal Fragments 50
rubber materials collected
Condoms 12
Gloves (rubber) 15
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 100
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 50
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 20
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 12
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 20
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 15
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 100
mixed materials collected
Clothing 13
Fireworks 10
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 28
Tampons 12
Toys 2

the garbage that we found are waste from the same island of Roatan and from nearby places like the mainland

The tire of a car

plastic

tire of car

Poliespan


We hope to give an example so that people continue to act locally in the cleanup of our oceans. So that they realize when we see everything we accumulate of garbage inside the ocean, since this is not a garbage dump and it is the future of the following generations.

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