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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Pumpkin Hill Beach Cleanup 2011

17 September, 2011

Team Leader
Silvio Conedera
Number of Participants
23
Total Debris Collected
1375 lbs (estimated)

16.121316, -86.877952

Survey Information

Location Name
Pumpkin Hill Beach Cleanup 2011
Organization/Dive Centre
Rotaract Club of San Migvel de Heredia
City
Utila
Country
Honduras
Date
17 September, 2011
Survey Duration
240 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.121316
Longitude: -86.877952
Weather Conditions
Rain storms during the previous week.
Survey Depth Range
0–0 meters
Area Surveyed
274 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 151
Balloons 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 17
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 301
Bottles: Oil/lube 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 546
Cigarette Lighters 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 7
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 859
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 6
Straws, Stirrers 265
Syringes (plastic) 37
Tampon Applicators 6
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 4
Toothbrushes 27
Plastic Fragments 200
Cigarette Filters 12
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 18
Beverage Bottles (glass) 94
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 7
Caps & Lids (metal) 27
Pull Tabs-beverages 13
rubber materials collected
Condoms 2
wood materials collected
Pallets 23
Wood Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 45
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 235
Toys 66
other materials collected
Plastic combs 25
Marker pens 14
Intrauterine Device applicators 3
Toilet seat 1
Printer ink cartridge 1

A toilet seat, a love letter written on a piece of foam and a peruvian flute-band Spongebob squarepants toy!


Our event ended up being a beach and shoreline cleanup, no diving was done. We covered a beach 274 meters long and gathered debris there for 4 hours. That is the reason why we've set our minimum and maximum depths at 0.

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