Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Yellow submarine
21 September, 2022
- Team Leader
- Denise
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 6 kgs (estimated)
12.160034004476, -68.282530494435
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Yellow submarine
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Friends Bonaire
- City
- Kralendijk
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 21 September, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 70 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.160034004476
Longitude: -68.282530494435
- Weather Conditions
-
Generally hot and little wind; heavy winds and high waves last Monday (19-09-2022)
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 7 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 4 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 5 |
Additional Information
Boats on the mooring lines
Iguana skin
Plastic items
Glass (beer) bottles (unable to remove)
Comments and Feedback
Most debris comes from the boats that are on the moorings in the area.
