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Red Slave Annex - Bonaire NL

10 March, 2016

Team Leader
RIch Synowiec
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
20 lbs (estimated)

12.029434, -68.253963

Survey Information

Location Name
Red Slave Annex - Bonaire NL
Organization/Dive Centre
Divers Incorporated
City
Kralendijk, Bonaire
Country
Netherlands
Date
10 March, 2016
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.029434
Longitude: -68.253963
Weather Conditions
Windy, sunny and rainy
Survey Depth Range
15–50 feet
Area Surveyed
857 ft2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 12
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 25
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Fishing: Line 3
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1

People are disgusting. Most of this trash is blown in the water off the mainland south america

The site was so polluted we were not able to clear it completely of debris with the equipment we had with us.

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