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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS54 - Mosquito Pier

28 July, 2016

Team Leader
Kaylee Price
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
4.4 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
28 July, 2016
Survey Duration
71 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.148768
Longitude: -65.514533
Weather Conditions
sunny, calm
Survey Depth Range
15–30 feet
Area Surveyed
30192.4 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
manmade pier
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 53
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1

electric wire

Monofilament -- entangled everywhere

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