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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Quarterly Clean up dive Bonaire Harbour Front

17 October, 2020

Submitted by: [email protected] , on 17 October, 2020

Team Leader
Pieter de Groot
Number of Participants
40
Total Debris Collected
180 kgs (estimated)

12.157395703009, -68.280136084298

Survey Information

Location Name
Quarterly Clean up dive Bonaire Harbour Front
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive friends bonaire
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
17 October, 2020
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.157395703009
Longitude: -68.280136084298
Weather Conditions
Wind reversal a few days ago
Survey Depth Range
2–30 meters
Area Surveyed
4500 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

Survey Photos

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Debris Items Collected

plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 9
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 3
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 34
Fishing: Line 45
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 7
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
Plastic Fragments 135
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
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glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 4
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 17
Beverage Bottles (glass) 144
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metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 38
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 7
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 3
Strapping Bands (metal) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 7
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 14
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
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rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 3
Tires/tyres 3
Rubber Fragments 1
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wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 6
Pallets 2
Wood Fragments 10
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cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 81
Cloth Fragments 52
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paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
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mixed materials collected
Clothing 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
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other materials collected
Fiberglas boat pieces 15
Sparkplugs 2
Lighter 1
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Additional Information

Oceanfront boulevard with bars, restaurants and a Fishermans pier. Also a few days ago a storm came by that has thrown some boats of their mooring lines.

Karels bar pirate menu and a mint condition Jurassic Park T-shirt.

Plastic fragments

Rope fragments

Glas bottles

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