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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Karel's Pier Bonaire

17 January, 2015

Team Leader
Carolyn
Number of Participants
114
Total Debris Collected
2000 lbs (estimated)

12.151578, -68.277937

Survey Information

Location Name
Karel's Pier Bonaire
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
17 January, 2015
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.151578
Longitude: -68.277937
Weather Conditions
Rainy
Survey Depth Range
2–66 feet
Area Surveyed
9000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 144
Fishing: Line 85
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
Furnishings (plastic) 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 7
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 195
Strapping Bands (plastic) 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 330
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 37
Jars-food (glass) 2
Syringes (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 251
Beverage Bottles (glass) 422
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 96
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 8
Caps & Lids (metal) 29
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 7
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 16
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 11
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Rubber Bands 7
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 12
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Wood Fragments 19
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 14
Bags (cloth) 4
Gloves (cloth) 3
Rope And String (cloth) 42
Towels/rags 4
Cloth Fragments 9
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 7
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 13
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 4
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 16
Clothing 3
Fireworks 5
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Toys 3
other materials collected
sunglasses 2
garbage can lid 1
phone cards 4
goggles 1
mobile phone 2
wallet 3
comb 2
doormat 1
leather strap 1
tar paper 3
rooftile 1
broom 1
bones 5
scale 1
cleat 1
id card 2
earring 1
shingles 3
hockey puck 1

hockey puck

glass

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