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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS54 - Mosquito Pier

15 December, 2018

Team Leader
Tania Puell
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
9 lbs (measured)

18.148768, -65.514533

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS54 - Mosquito Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Isla Nena Scuba
City
Vieques
Country
United States
Date
15 December, 2018
Survey Duration
51 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.148768
Longitude: -65.514533
Weather Conditions
variegated
Survey Depth Range
10–40 feet
Area Surveyed
60518.8 ft2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
manmade pier
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 32
Plastic Fragments 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 9
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 244
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
other materials collected
Electrical Cable 3
Spark Plugs 5

none

nothing unusual

fishing line

fishing tackle

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