Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Phillips Dive Park, US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
23 May, 2021
- Team Leader
- Jerry Lawson
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 4 lbs (estimated)
19.898221610465, -75.166054634572
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Phillips Dive Park, US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- GTMO
- Country
- Cuba
- Date
- 23 May, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.898221610465
Longitude: -75.166054634572
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–33 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 500 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 8 |
Additional Information
The area surveyed is a popular location for Fisherman to fish from the rocky shore, leading to the loss of many fishing weights and hooks, and a lot of monofilament line is collected here regularly.
Fishing weights
fishing hooks
monofilament line
