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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS54 - Mosquito Pier

16 October, 2016

Team Leader
Tania Puell
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
34.5 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
16 October, 2016
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.148768
Longitude: -65.514533
Weather Conditions
stormy
Survey Depth Range
15–42 feet
Area Surveyed
31800.6 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
manmade pier
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 133
Plastic Fragments 12
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Pipes & Rebar 3
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 101
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
other materials collected
Anchor 1

Anchor

monofilament

fishing hooks and sinkers

beverage cans

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