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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Big Rock

20 December, 2020

Team Leader
Suzy and Maca
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
27 lbs (measured)

16.076111, -86.941944

Survey Information

Location Name
Big Rock
Organization/Dive Centre
Utila Dive Center
City
Utila
Country
Honduras
Date
20 December, 2020
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.076111
Longitude: -86.941944
Weather Conditions
Fairly calm and sunny but some period of strong wind and heavy rain
Survey Depth Range
3–28 meters
Area Surveyed
3000 m2
Dominant Substrate
Sand and Coral Reef - half and half
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 46
Bags: Trash (plastic) 34
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 15
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 8
Syringes (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 143
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
other materials collected
Baby Wipes 2
Plastic Deodorant Stick 1
Glass Perfume bottle 1

2 recent hurricanes in the region caused major flooding in mainland Central America washing large quantities of rubbish down the rivers and out to the islands. This area has also seen an increase in construction over the last few years.

Electric pump or shower head

plastic bags/fragments mostly from food

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