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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

South Pier

8 July, 2017

Team Leader
Jesika Schilder
Number of Participants
85
Total Debris Collected
1200 kgs (estimated)

12.146761547496, -68.27732630074

Survey Information

Location Name
South Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
8 July, 2017
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.146761547496
Longitude: -68.27732630074
Weather Conditions
Sunny, windy
Survey Depth Range
2–40 meters
Area Surveyed
2410 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 25
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 11
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 70
Fishing: Line 567
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 9
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 15
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 15
Toothbrushes 2
Plastic Fragments 77
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 9
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 135
Beverage Bottles (glass) 151
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 9
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 27
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 26
Caps & Lids (metal) 25
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pipes & Rebar 11
Pull Tabs-beverages 2
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 5
Metal Fragments 30
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 5
Rubber Bands 5
Tires/tyres 69
Rubber Fragments 14
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Bags (cloth) 15
Rope And String (cloth) 37
Towels/rags 6
Cloth Fragments 32
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 28
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 50
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 7
Clothing 21
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 14
other materials collected
Paint roller 1
Spark plugs 2
Sunglasses 5
Fuse 4
Mirror 1
Grinding wheel 23
Band aid 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Spotted moray eel
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Fishing line

Heavily used cruise and industrial pier

large GPS unit from boat

fishing line

plastic bottles

other plastic

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