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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS599 - Utila Harbour

22 October, 2019

Team Leader
Simon
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
20 lbs (estimated)

16.096508, -86.896525

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS599 - Utila Harbour
Organization/Dive Centre
WSORC & BICD
City
Utila
Country
Honduras
Date
22 October, 2019
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.096508
Longitude: -86.896525
Weather Conditions
Sunny and calm
Survey Depth Range
1–3 meters
Area Surveyed
12704.8 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 12
Cigarette Filters 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 33
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 42
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 20
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
other materials collected
CD Disk 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Amongst the collection bags
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Brittle Sea Star
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Amongst the collected debris

No

CD disk

Glass bottles

Aluminium cans

Metal bottle caps

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