Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Utila Harbour
17 November, 2014
- Team Leader
- Kevin McIntyre
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 lbs (measured)
16.096652, -86.897237
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Utila Harbour
- Organization/Dive Centre
- WSORC
- City
- Utila
- Country
- Honduras
- Date
- 17 November, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 25 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 16.096652
Longitude: -86.897237
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm with periods of rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–2 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 515.459 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 7 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 9 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 21 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Additional Information
Rainstorms on the mainland, Bars on the water. Survey ended due to poor visibility.
Ladys Shoe
Plastic cups
Plastic fragments
Plastic grocery bags
