Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Underwater Curacao Clean Up
16 September, 2017
- Team Leader
- Hans Pleij
- Number of Participants
- 100
- Total Debris Collected
- 1000 kgs (estimated)
12.077169540112, -68.865072894841
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Underwater Curacao Clean Up
- Organization/Dive Centre
- CURious 2 DIVE on behalf of Curacao Clean U
- City
- Curacao
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 16 September, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.077169540112
Longitude: -68.865072894841
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 0.5–25 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 44 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 26 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 85 |
| Fishing: Line | 25000 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 152 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 65 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 7 |
Additional Information
Curacao Clean Up Organizes a annual cleanup on land beach and under water every 3rd Saturday of September. There is one 20 ft container filled with all kind of trash that's collected from the bottom. To specify all that was found that's to much.
