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Tugboat

21 September, 2019

Team Leader
Hans Pleij
Number of Participants
29
Total Debris Collected
86.5 kgs (measured)

12.069274174953, -68.862080394947

Survey Information

Location Name
Tugboat
Organization/Dive Centre
CURious2DIVE with Curacao Clean Up
City
Willemstad
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
21 September, 2019
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.069274174953
Longitude: -68.862080394947
Weather Conditions
good and calm
Survey Depth Range
12–25 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
stone
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 10000
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 75
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Green Moray Eel
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Stony Crab
Comments Entangled in fishing lines look at photo
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Green Moray Eel
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Fishing lines
Comments Stony Crab

Fishing lines


In total we cleaned at 6 different dive spots and collected 850 kg and 91 divers in total.

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