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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Jack Neil Beach

22 September, 2018

Team Leader
Caitlin Chock
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
12.6 lbs (measured)

16.076942858441, -86.938791838485

Survey Information

Location Name
Jack Neil Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Utila Water Sports
City
Utila
Country
Honduras
Date
22 September, 2018
Survey Duration
63 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.076942858441
Longitude: -86.938791838485
Weather Conditions
mild wind with occasional squall
Survey Depth Range
1–11.3 meters
Area Surveyed
3000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 32
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Toys 1
other materials collected
Plastic marker pen 1
Umbrella (nylon cloth & metal) 1

no

umbrella

plastic beverage bottles

fishing line

plastic bags


Would like to have a category for plastic pens/markers/stationary items as those are quite common debris items we've found.

The majority of the site was debris-free!

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