Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS54 - Mosquito Pier
21 May, 2016
- Team Leader
- Arnaud Erhart
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 6.2 lbs (measured)
18.148768, -65.514533
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS54 - Mosquito Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Isla Nena Scuba
- City
- Vieques
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- Date
- 21 May, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.148768
Longitude: -65.514533
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 38–40 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 15347.2 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- Seagrass And Artificial Reef (Old Overgrown Pier)
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 24 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 48 |
Additional Information
piece of a saw
Monofilament -- entangled everywhere
Sinkers -- enormous amounts of lead left in water
Hooks -- endangering animals and people
Comments and Feedback
the quantity for fishing line should be a weight. it makes no sense to count "pieces" of line
