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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Kerel's Pier

23 January, 2016

Team Leader
Carolyn Caporusso
Number of Participants
135
Total Debris Collected
1000 kgs (estimated)

12.151632, -68.277985

Survey Information

Location Name
Kerel's Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
23 January, 2016
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.151632
Longitude: -68.277985
Weather Conditions
Sunny, calm, slightly windy.
Survey Depth Range
2–30 meters
Area Surveyed
550 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 11
Jars-food (glass) 28
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 635
Beverage Bottles (glass) 687
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 8
Appliances: Household 10
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 122
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 86
Caps & Lids (metal) 6
Cars & Car Parts 6
Pipes & Rebar 7
Strapping Bands (metal) 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 7
Metal Fragments 142
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 6
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 28
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 3
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 7
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 46
Towels/rags 5
Cloth Fragments 31
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 7
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 8
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 15
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 6
Clothing 11
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 3
Fireworks 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Toys 6
other materials collected
ashtray 1
sunglasses 8
hats 2
plastic bouy 1
goggles 1
broom 1

plastic fragments

glass bottles/fragments

metal pieces

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