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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

South Pier

8 October, 2017

Team Leader
Caitlin Hale
Number of Participants
96
Total Debris Collected
600 kgs (estimated)

12.146858567371, -68.27728305012

Survey Information

Location Name
South Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
8 October, 2017
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.146858567371
Longitude: -68.27728305012
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
0–40 meters
Area Surveyed
2910 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 36
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 151
Fishing: Line 430
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 114
Food Wrappers (plastic) 12
Gloves (latex) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 15
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 77
Rope (plastic/nylon) 34
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 15
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 38
Beverage Bottles (glass) 161
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 21
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 10
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 17
Pipes & Rebar 4
SCUBA Weights 6
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 14
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 12
Rubber Fragments 13
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 4
Pallets 4
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 33
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 5
Clothing 8
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 16
Toys 2
other materials collected
Camera 1

fishing line

tires

bottles plastic/glass

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