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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

South Pier

19 October, 2014

Team Leader
Carolyn Caporusso
Number of Participants
117
Total Debris Collected
200 kgs (estimated)

12.146748, -68.277192

Survey Information

Location Name
South Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
19 October, 2014
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.146748
Longitude: -68.277192
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
5–30 meters
Area Surveyed
7000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 24
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 7
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 94
Fishing: Line 153
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 79
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 2
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 64
Beverage Bottles (glass) 278
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 75
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 18
Pipes & Rebar 8
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 11
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 37
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 6
Bags (cloth) 2
Gloves (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 10
Towels/rags 4
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 45
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 13
Clothing 19
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 6
other materials collected
Underpants 1
Bone 1
Fin 1
Broom 1
Brush 1
Sunglasses 4
Porcelain 8
Lock 2
Roof tiles 2

fishing line

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