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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Malmok

22 September, 2018

Team Leader
Lisa de Jong
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
0.5 kgs (estimated)

12.602429025081, -70.051848480049

Survey Information

Location Name
Malmok
Organization/Dive Centre
Happy divers Aruba
City
Noord
Country
Aruba
Date
22 September, 2018
Survey Duration
80 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.602429025081
Longitude: -70.051848480049
Weather Conditions
Good weather, normal windconditions for Aruba.
Survey Depth Range
1–3.7 meters
Area Surveyed
1784.96 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 25
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 12
Plastic Fragments 3
Cigarette Filters 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 12
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 5
other materials collected
Hairtie, made of cloth and metal 1

Locals fishing with lines near a rocky bottom

Fishingline

Fishhooks

glass fragments

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