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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Jewel Cay

24 September, 2023

Team Leader
Laura Olarte
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
136 kgs (estimated)

16.064539860226, -86.964125040963

Survey Information

Location Name
Jewel Cay
Organization/Dive Centre
Utila Dive Center
City
Utila
Country
Honduras
Date
24 September, 2023
Survey Duration
59 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.064539860226
Longitude: -86.964125040963
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
6–15 meters
Area Surveyed
499 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 21
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 19
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 70
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 23
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 500
Food Wrappers (plastic) 29
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 20
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 23
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 74
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 8
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 17
other materials collected
Construction bags 20
Electronic devices 13

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