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ADS88 - Dive Bus House Reef

2 October, 2019

Team Leader
Adam
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
9 lbs (measured)

12.088975, -68.905175

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS88 - Dive Bus House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
The Dive Bus
City
Willemstad
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
2 October, 2019
Survey Duration
89 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.088975
Longitude: -68.905175
Weather Conditions
Ok
Survey Depth Range
10–22 feet
Area Surveyed
100 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) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
metal materials collected
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Entangled Animals
Sea Turtle
Species or Common Name Green Sea Turtle
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Fishing net
Comments Baby turtle in illegal gill net
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Blue Tang Porquline Fish Bitterly Fish
Number Entangled 2
Status injured
Type of Debris Ghost net
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Slipper Lobster Crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Gill net

Gill net

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