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Pigeon Cay

19 September, 2022

Team Leader
Utila Dive Center
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
153 lbs (measured)

16.065003828398, -86.965058552189

Survey Information

Location Name
Pigeon Cay
Organization/Dive Centre
Utila Dive Center
City
Utila
Country
Honduras
Date
19 September, 2022
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.065003828398
Longitude: -86.965058552189
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
20 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
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) 10
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 137
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 6
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 17
Fishing: Line 18
Food Wrappers (plastic) 52
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 25
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 11
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 130
Cars & Car Parts 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 15
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 16
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Fishing line

Baby chair

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