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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

South Pier

11 April, 2015

Team Leader
Carolyn Caporusso
Number of Participants
117
Total Debris Collected
700 kgs (estimated)

12.147138, -68.277627

Survey Information

Location Name
South Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
11 April, 2015
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.147138
Longitude: -68.277627
Weather Conditions
Partly Cloudy with constant trade winds around 25 knots.
Survey Depth Range
3–30 meters
Area Surveyed
16542.8 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) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 9
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 71
Fishing: Line 96
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Straws, Stirrers 2
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 141
Strapping Bands (plastic) 12
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 4
Jars-food (glass) 16
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 52
Beverage Bottles (glass) 164
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 30
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 17
Caps & Lids (metal) 34
Cars & Car Parts 2
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 8
Pipes & Rebar 6
SCUBA Weights 1
Strapping Bands (metal) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 9
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 44
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 3
Tires/tyres 4
Rubber Fragments 12
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Bags (cloth) 1
Gloves (cloth) 5
Rope And String (cloth) 13
Towels/rags 6
Cloth Fragments 46
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 15
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 37
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 10
Clothing 26
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Fireworks 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
other materials collected
eye glasses 2
safety goggles 1
floormat 2
rooftile 3
bones 2
necklace 1
cheese grater 1
boat propeller 1
welding mask 1
grinder wheel 4
paintbrush 1
utility knife 1
hammer 1
window screen 1

XXXL Superman women's underwear

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