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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Piscadera (Carmabi)

6 September, 2019

Team Leader
Hans Pleij
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

12.122231987899, -68.969486225148

Survey Information

Location Name
Piscadera (Carmabi)
Organization/Dive Centre
CURious 2 DIVE (IDC Curacao)
City
Willemstad
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
6 September, 2019
Survey Duration
20 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.122231987899
Longitude: -68.969486225148
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
26–30 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Shitty reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 90
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 6
Plastic Fragments 32
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 32
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2

During The Instructor Development Course if IDC Curacao we performed a dive against debris. This is the way to make the new coming instructors more AWARE of our Ocean.

Tires needed a liftbag.

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