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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Utila Harbour

21 August, 2014

Team Leader
Lucie Brown
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
93 lbs (measured)

16.097413, -86.896812

Survey Information

Location Name
Utila Harbour
Organization/Dive Centre
WSORC
City
Utila
Country
Honduras
Date
21 August, 2014
Survey Duration
75 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.097413
Longitude: -86.896812
Weather Conditions
N/A
Survey Depth Range
1–3 meters
Area Surveyed
21407.9 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 10
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 37
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 9
Fishing: Line 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 14
Plastic Fragments 90
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 26
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Toys 1
other materials collected
cd 1
firecracker case 1
plastic torch 1
cologne bottle 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name unknown
Status dead
Type of Debris plastic fragments
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crab, shrimp
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris plastic bottles

Presence of bars on the waterfront with few trash cans available.

Nerf gun

Plastic bottles (volume)

aluminium cans (volume)

pvc piping (volume)

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