Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hamrack
12 August, 2018
- Team Leader
- Pol Bosch
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 40 kgs (estimated)
12.032014195579, -68.78317418838
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hamrack
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ocean Encounters
- City
- Willemstad
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 12 August, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 75 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.032014195579
Longitude: -68.78317418838
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–23 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 637926 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 10 |
| Fishing: Line | 300 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 80 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 150 |
Additional Information
Longline fishing gear
Rope
Fishing line
Comments and Feedback
Community was involved, different dive shops, local coast guard...
We removed about a km of longline fishing gear, with hooks and floats that drifted to our island. This kind of gear is illegal in Curaçao, so most likely it comes from Venezuela
