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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Bonaire harbour front

18 January, 2020

Team Leader
Caitlin Hale
Number of Participants
120
Total Debris Collected
3100 kgs (estimated)

12.157209757728, -68.279973315547

Survey Information

Location Name
Bonaire harbour front
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Friends Bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
18 January, 2020
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.157209757728
Longitude: -68.279973315547
Weather Conditions
30 C, sunny with a bit of rain.
Survey Depth Range
2–18 meters
Area Surveyed
2500 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 10
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 25
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Carpet (synthetic) 3
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 157
Fishing: Line 402
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 10
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 20
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Straws, Stirrers 8
Plastic Fragments 217
Strapping Bands (plastic) 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 25
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 43
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 36
Beverage Bottles (glass) 493
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 62
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 24
Caps & Lids (metal) 18
Cars & Car Parts 3
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Pipes & Rebar 5
Strapping Bands (metal) 8
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 7
Metal Fragments 41
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 11
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 5
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 8
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 24
Towels/rags 15
Cloth Fragments 63
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 3
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 31
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 4
Clothing 7
Fireworks 19
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 22
other materials collected
Sunglasses 1

New years eve and inhabitants of boats on the mooring lines at the harbour front.

Compact disk

Beer Bottles

Fishing line

Plastic fragments

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