Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS09 - Rompeolas/Mosquito Pier
18 June, 2016
- Team Leader
- Cristina von Essen
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 lbs (estimated)
18.14725, -65.513306
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS09 - Rompeolas/Mosquito Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Black Beard Sports
- City
- Vieques
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 18 June, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 54 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.14725
Longitude: -65.513306
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–21 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 53253.9 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 24 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 1 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| lighter | 1 |
| plastic table leg | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | spotted moray eel |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | fishing line and hook |
| Comments | hook was not removed to avoid further injury. The fishing line was cut as close to the mouth as possible. |
Additional Information
recreational fishing
plastic table leg
fishing line
aluminum drink cans
plastic bags
Comments and Feedback
fishing line should be measured by weight rather than "item" as we regularly collect over 50' per "bundle" and collect over 20 "bundles" per dive. I feel that just writing the number 20 it doesn't reflect the major fishing problem of the area.
