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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Pigeon Cay

18 August, 2019

Team Leader
Eugenia
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
466 lbs (measured)

16.064776955333, -86.964551554049

Survey Information

Location Name
Pigeon Cay
Organization/Dive Centre
UTILA WATER SPORTS
City
UTILA
Country
Honduras
Date
18 August, 2019
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.064776955333
Longitude: -86.964551554049
Weather Conditions
slight
Survey Depth Range
2–15 meters
Area Surveyed
700 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
sand
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 17
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 62
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 48
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 16
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 9
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 37
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 38
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 11
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 3
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 150
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 21
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 106
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 26
Wrappers (foil/metal) 15
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 3
Rubber Fragments 10
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 3
Bags (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
plastic base (FAN) 1

plastic bottles

beer cans

single use plastics

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