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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS475 - Cha Cha Cha Beach

18 September, 2018

Team Leader
Caitlin Hale
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (estimated)

12.145864893633, -68.276343687482

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS475 - Cha Cha Cha Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
18 September, 2018
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.145864893633
Longitude: -68.276343687482
Weather Conditions
Wind reversal, 32 degrees C, sunny/partly cloudy.
Survey Depth Range
1–16.5 meters
Area Surveyed
4900 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 9
Fishing: Line 114
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 39
Strapping Bands (plastic) 6
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 6
Metal Fragments 9
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 10
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 12
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 3
Fireworks 1
other materials collected
Plastic Filter 1
Plastic Fidget Spinner 1
Metal Chain and Lock 1

Fishing Line

Plastics


Dive Friends Bonaire AWARE Week Dive Against Debris - Day 2 of 5 First survey for the DFB Cha Cha Cha Beach Reef as an Adopted Dive Site.

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