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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS436 - Boca Simon

1 September, 2018

Team Leader
Renske Van Den Nieuwelaar
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
40 kgs (estimated)

12.096583, -68.915096

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS436 - Boca Simon
Organization/Dive Centre
Atlantis Diving Curacao
City
Willemstad
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
1 September, 2018
Survey Duration
56 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.096583
Longitude: -68.915096
Weather Conditions
Normal
Survey Depth Range
1–10 meters
Area Surveyed
3195.28 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Line 100
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 29
metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts 9
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 11
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 2
Tires/tyres 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 7
Towels/rags 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 25
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 8

No

Car parts

Fishline

Bottles

Cloths


No

No

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