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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Utila Cayes

8 September, 2019

Team Leader
Christopher Howell
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
375 lbs (estimated)

16.062967982786, 86.96633118903

Survey Information

Location Name
Utila Cayes
Organization/Dive Centre
Ecomarine
City
Utila
Country
Honduras
Date
8 September, 2019
Survey Duration
80 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.062967982786
Longitude: 86.96633118903
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–10 meters
Area Surveyed
80 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 9
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 70
Bottles: Oil/lube 25
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 10
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 20
Furnishings (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 5
Plastic Fragments 120
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 10
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 40
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 50
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 111
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Tires/tyres 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Bags (cloth) 3
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 10
mixed materials collected
Clothing 50
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 20
other materials collected
TV 1
clothes washer 1
fan 2
fishing traps metal 1

clothes washer

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