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ADS34 - Missing Link

4 December, 2016

Team Leader
Christopher Willey
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
0.001 kgs (estimated)

16.3525, -86.43748

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS34 - Missing Link
Organization/Dive Centre
Fantasy Island Dive Center
City
Roatan
Country
Honduras
Date
4 December, 2016
Survey Duration
47 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.3525
Longitude: -86.43748
Weather Conditions
Winds picked up and changed direction, a lot of sargassum and it bought plastic with it
Survey Depth Range
5–20 meters
Area Surveyed
600 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3

The changing winds brought plastic most of it blew past a few bags got caught on the sea fans and coral

Plastic bags

Plastic Bottels



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