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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Kralendijk Town Pier

12 July, 2014

Team Leader
Carolyn Caporusso
Number of Participants
119
Total Debris Collected
450 kgs (estimated)

12.146874, -68.276843

Survey Information

Location Name
Kralendijk Town Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk - Bonaire
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
12 July, 2014
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.146874
Longitude: -68.276843
Weather Conditions
Semi clouded wind with 5 to 7 Bft West wind
Survey Depth Range
3–40 meters
Area Surveyed
17630 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Bottles: Oil/lube 4
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 29
Fishing: Line 46
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 9
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 97
Cigarette Filters 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Jars-food (glass) 19
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 80
Beverage Bottles (glass) 414
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 107
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 29
Caps & Lids (metal) 16
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 7
Pipes & Rebar 2
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Strapping Bands (metal) 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 50
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 16
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 48
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 57
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 15
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 7
Clothing 20
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 11
other materials collected
Sun Glasses 9
Cruise ship passes 2
Mobile phone 1
Paint bushes 3
Bone pieces 27
Hats 15
Fishing led 5
Fishing rod 1
Razors 2
Live bullet 1
Paint chips 33
Metal pan 1
Electrical cable 3
Grinding disk 2
Fuses 2
Window scrapper 1
Medicice strip 5
Windshield wiper 1
Paint chips 43
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name Moray Eel
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Fishing line

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