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ADS09 - Rompeolas/Mosquito Pier

12 March, 2017

Team Leader
Gabriel Espino
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
12 lbs (estimated)

18.148181516043, -65.513889

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS09 - Rompeolas/Mosquito Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Black Beard Sports
City
Vieques
Country
Puerto Rico
Date
12 March, 2017
Survey Duration
123 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.148181516043
Longitude: -65.513889
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
21–42 feet
Area Surveyed
17725.7 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
Artificial Reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 20
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1

Recreational line fishing.

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