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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS09 - Rompeolas/Mosquito Pier

23 April, 2016

Team Leader
Luis G. Espino
Number of Participants
35
Total Debris Collected
115 lbs (estimated)

18.145021, -65.513889

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS09 - Rompeolas/Mosquito Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Black Beard Sports
City
Vieques
Country
United States
Date
23 April, 2016
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.145021
Longitude: -65.513889
Weather Conditions
sunny
Survey Depth Range
20–40 feet
Area Surveyed
1400 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
Artificial Reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 30
Caps & Lids (plastic) 12
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 200
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 7
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 53
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 103
Caps & Lids (metal) 8
Cars & Car Parts 16
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
Metal Fragments 6
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 252
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 6
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Multiple juvenile
Number Entangled 5
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris cans, bottles and fishing line
Comments 1 died, rest released unharmed
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Cans and Bottles
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Brittle Star
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Cans, Bottles and Fishing line

Recreational fishing

Fishing line - entangled in columns with coral

Aluminum cans- creatures in them

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