Skip to main content
Menu
Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Fantasy Island Marina

11 October, 2017

Team Leader
Christopher Willey
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
50 lbs (estimated)

16.357108239387, -86.439035274088

Survey Information

Location Name
Fantasy Island Marina
Organization/Dive Centre
Fantasy Island Dive Center
City
French Harbor
Country
Honduras
Date
11 October, 2017
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.357108239387
Longitude: -86.439035274088
Weather Conditions
Rain, mostly sunny
Survey Depth Range
10–25 feet
Area Surveyed
1000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 17
Bags: Trash (plastic) 9
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 11
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 17
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Blanket 1

This is close to a marina beer cans, clothing and bags may have blown off boat or purposely dumped overboard.

Blanket and a pair of men's underwear

Plastic Bags

Beer Cans

Clothing

Want to Receive Monthly Ocean News and Action Alerts?