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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Te Amo Beach

12 October, 2013

Team Leader
Carolyn Caporusso
Number of Participants
108
Total Debris Collected
600 lbs (estimated)

12.134589, -68.279648

Survey Information

Location Name
Te Amo Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
12 October, 2013
Survey Duration
180 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.134589
Longitude: -68.279648
Weather Conditions
Sunny and Breezy
Survey Depth Range
0–30 meters
Area Surveyed
25257.1 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Balloons 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 16
Bottles: Oil/lube 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 48
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cigar Tips 13
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 163
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 223
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 33
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 15
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 4
Straws, Stirrers 31
Syringes (plastic) 51
Toothbrushes 3
Plastic Fragments 264
Cigarette Filters 788
Rope (plastic/nylon) 9
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 7
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 128
Beverage Bottles (glass) 83
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 68
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 17
Caps & Lids (metal) 784
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
Pipes & Rebar 14
Pull Tabs-beverages 4
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 36
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Metal Fragments 61
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 107
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Rubber Bands 2
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 15
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 3
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 12
Wood Fragments 20
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Bags (cloth) 3
Rope And String (cloth) 72
Towels/rags 6
Cloth Fragments 16
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 3
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 12
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 4
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 80
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
other materials collected
Earing 1
Fishing Weights 42
Fishing Hooks 65
Brush 1
Bone 33

Fishing Line

Pipes


A good time was had by all!

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