Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mosquito Pier
20 September, 2014
- Team Leader
- Tania Puell
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 5.4 lbs (measured)
18.146644, -65.51334
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mosquito Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Isla Nena Scuba
- City
- Vieques
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- Date
- 20 September, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 64 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.146644
Longitude: -65.51334
- Weather Conditions
-
sunny with occasional showers
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–40 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 33481 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- old pier overgrown with sponges, corals, etc, seagrass and sandy surrounds, rocky bank
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
Additional Information
no
knife
fishing line
cans
Comments and Feedback
we mainly collect fishing line. it's impossible to put a number on that, except by weight
