Dive Against Debris Data Submission
South Pier
19 April, 2014
- Team Leader
- Carolyn Caporusso
- Number of Participants
- 77
- Total Debris Collected
- 250 kgs (estimated)
12.146662, -68.277342
Survey Information
- Location Name
- South Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Friends Bonaire
- City
- Kralendijk
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 19 April, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.146662
Longitude: -68.277342
- Weather Conditions
-
Good
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–40 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 10000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 17 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 9 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 12 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 64 |
| Fishing: Line | 136 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 6 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 6 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 9 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 1 |
| Tampon Applicators | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 124 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 16 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 12 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 30 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 7 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 105 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 325 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 7 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 33 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 51 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 10 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 4 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 6 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 3 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 9 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 12 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 35 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 46 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 2 |
| Rubber Bands | 3 |
| Tires/tyres | 6 |
| Rubber Fragments | 17 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 9 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 31 |
| Towels/rags | 11 |
| Cloth Fragments | 52 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 11 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 153 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 16 |
| Clothing | 26 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 9 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Sunglasses | 2 |
| Cruise ship pass | 1 |
| Mobile phone | 1 |
| Flashlight | 1 |
| Flagpole | 1 |
| Ceramic tiles | 15 |
| Paintbrushes | 2 |
| Hats | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Invasive Lionfish |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Type of Debris | fishing line and hook |
| Comments | A diver found a lionfish with a hook and line in its mouth. They caught it and killed it. Unfortunately it was too small to eat! |
Additional Information
fishing line
