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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS88 - Dive Bus House Reef

14 August, 2021

Team Leader
Whitney Jones
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
14.9 kgs (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
14 August, 2021
Survey Duration
58 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.088975
Longitude: -68.905175
Weather Conditions
sunny and light wind
Survey Depth Range
2–24 meters
Area Surveyed
4600 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Plastic Fragments 9
Strapping Bands (plastic) 22
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Pipes & Rebar 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2

The coral outplants at this site were recently dismantled and the rebar structures were taken apart and thrown onto the reef. We brought two up as an example, but there is a lot more that we couldn't bring up due to weight.

fishing line

rebar

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