Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Cayo Blanco
10 February, 2017
- Team Leader
- Gabriel Espino
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 13 lbs (estimated)
18.17159672152349, -65.46799080446362
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Cayo Blanco
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Black Beard Sports
- City
- Vieques
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- Date
- 10 February, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 41 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.17159672152349
Longitude: -65.46799080446362
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–32 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 12417.9 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 10 |
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
Additional Information
The fishing line pulled out was tangled on the reef. I believe this line was dragged by the currents to this area, because this is not a typical place to fish. Point of origin must have been someplace else.
Comments and Feedback
There was a partial hull of a sail boat underwater. It was on shore before and probably because of high winds we had month before ended up in the water. It was too big to get out and it also looked like it had growth starting on it. It might end up being part of the reef over time.
