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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Fisherman's Warf

24 April, 2022

Team Leader
Laura van Loon
Number of Participants
19
Total Debris Collected
250 kgs (estimated)

12.10921, -68.953735

Survey Information

Location Name
Fisherman's Warf
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive with Laura, Dushi Diving & PortoMari Sports Collab!
City
Willemstad
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
24 April, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.10921
Longitude: -68.953735
Weather Conditions
Windy, cloudy
Survey Depth Range
1–8 meters
Area Surveyed
15762.8 m2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 16
Bait Containers, Packaging 13
Baskets, Crates 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 17
Caps & Lids (plastic) 11
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 10
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 22
Fishing: Line 100
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Gloves (latex) 3
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 25
Straws, Stirrers 15
Tampon Applicators 3
Toothbrushes 3
Plastic Fragments 20
Cigarette Filters 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 16
Jars-food (glass) 5
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 25
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 5
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 6
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Pipes & Rebar 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 5
Batteries: Car Or Boat 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Tires/tyres 3
Rubber Fragments 5
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 10
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 5
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Clothing 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name True Crab
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Hide in tires
Comments All debris was sorted through and marine life released unharmed when some of their temporatily homes got removed from the ocean floor.

Its a fishing harbor with various restaurants selling their fish nearby

Special octopus lure

plastic fishing lines

overal human restaurant debris ending in the ocean

plastic bags/packeging


Add a "Pots & Pans" to the metal department ;) Please change "Netherlands Antilles" to "Curacao"; it will be easier to log from here and less insulting since the Dutch influence in Curacao may still be very sensitive to some, plus Curacao dropped that name in 2010:)

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