Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS09 - Rompeolas/Mosquito Pier
29 January, 2017
- Team Leader
- Gabriel Espino
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 8 lbs (estimated)
18.1481815160431, -65.513889
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS09 - Rompeolas/Mosquito Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Black Beard Sports
- City
- Vieques
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- Date
- 29 January, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 51 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.1481815160431
Longitude: -65.513889
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–41 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 4800 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- artificial reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 25 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 10 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 7 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | Hawksbill Turtle |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line with hooks |
| Comments | Had to cut live line from fisherman to be able to release turtle since it was being pinned against one of the columns on it's way to ascend for air. |
Additional Information
Fishing with little education.
