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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Playa Piskado

15 September, 2024

Team Leader
Charlie Krueger
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
28 kgs (measured)

12.368939, -69.154132

Survey Information

Location Name
Playa Piskado
Organization/Dive Centre
Go West Diving
City
Westpunt
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
15 September, 2024
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.368939
Longitude: -69.154132
Weather Conditions
Sunny, calm
Survey Depth Range
1–15 meters
Area Surveyed
12804.2 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Straws, Stirrers 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 7
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
SCUBA Weights 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2

Beach bed

Tourism

Bars using plastic

Fishing lines


Organized clean up event

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