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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Fantasy Island Gazebo

9 December, 2017

Team Leader
Christopher Willey
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
70 lbs (estimated)

16.357872771838, -86.434657741338

Survey Information

Location Name
Fantasy Island Gazebo
Organization/Dive Centre
Fantasy Island
City
French Harbor
Country
Honduras
Date
9 December, 2017
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.357872771838
Longitude: -86.434657741338
Weather Conditions
Raining, winds from the the northwest
Survey Depth Range
15–55 feet
Area Surveyed
3000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 16
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 7
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
SCUBA Weights 5
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2

This area is near a boat channel. Boats / fisher man may have discard beverage containers

Tire

Plastic beverage bottles - most abundant

Glass beer bottles- abundant

fish line - cut into sponges and coral

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