Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS54 - Mosquito Pier
18 June, 2016
- Team Leader
- Cristobalina Velasquez
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 4.6 lbs (measured)
18.148768, -65.514533
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS54 - Mosquito Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Isla Nena Scuba
- City
- Vieques
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- Date
- 18 June, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 42 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.148768
Longitude: -65.514533
- Weather Conditions
-
sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–42 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 33812.2 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- overgrown manmade structure (pier)
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 34 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 69 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
Additional Information
Monofilament -- entangled everywhere
plastic bags -- dangerous to resident turtles
beer cans -- get thrown in water liberally
