Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS459 - The Cliff
6 January, 2019
- Team Leader
- Kathryn Hehre
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 1.5 kgs (estimated)
12.174247855276, -68.290331196313
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS459 - The Cliff
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Friends Bonaire
- City
- Kralendijk
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 6 January, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.174247855276
Longitude: -68.290331196313
- Weather Conditions
-
30 degrees C, mostly sunny, brief rain showers one or two nights, very windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Sunglasses Frames (plastic) | 1 |
| Hair tie (rubber, cloth) | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Sunglasses frame
Plastics
Metal Materials
Wood Materials
Comments and Feedback
Overall, dive site was VERY clean. Some pieces of debris that were overgrown with corals and left behind (2 rubber car tires, two 8-12in diameter metal pipes approx 10 feet long, and one or two other pieces of larger construction debris such as metal grating).
