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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mosquito Pier

20 September, 2014

Team Leader
Tania Puell
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
5.4 lbs (measured)

18.146644, -65.51334

Survey Information

Location Name
Mosquito Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Isla Nena Scuba
City
Vieques
Country
Puerto Rico
Date
20 September, 2014
Survey Duration
64 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.146644
Longitude: -65.51334
Weather Conditions
sunny with occasional showers
Survey Depth Range
4–40 feet
Area Surveyed
33481 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
old pier overgrown with sponges, corals, etc, seagrass and sandy surrounds, rocky bank
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 1

no

knife

fishing line

cans


we mainly collect fishing line. it's impossible to put a number on that, except by weight

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