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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Te Amo Beach

21 January, 2023

Team Leader
Eddy Klijs
Number of Participants
74
Total Debris Collected
150 kgs (estimated)

12.134868376113, -68.279903568327

Survey Information

Location Name
Te Amo Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
21 January, 2023
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.134868376113
Longitude: -68.279903568327
Weather Conditions
Rain
Survey Depth Range
4–20 meters
Area Surveyed
250 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) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Carpet (synthetic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 29
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 35
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Plastic Fragments 16
Strapping Bands (plastic) 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 55
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 16
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Pipes & Rebar 5
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Metal Fragments 7
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 23
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 2
Wood Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Clothing 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Fireworks 5

beach with lots off tourists and local people who gather there for parties. or just sunbathing

Thank you card from a guest

Bottles


Threre was a Beach clean up the same morning, they found 965 pieces of debris. most of them fireworks left over and sigaret buts

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