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Yellow Submarine Reef, Bonaire

3 January, 2012

Team Leader
Charles Krueger
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
10 lbs (estimated)

12.161317, -68.283876

Survey Information

Location Name
Yellow Submarine Reef, Bonaire
Organization/Dive Centre
Aquatic Center of Rochester S-945
City
Kralendijk
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
3 January, 2012
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.161317
Longitude: -68.283876
Weather Conditions
Clear/Warm
Survey Depth Range
20–30 feet
Area Surveyed
ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Fishing: Line 50
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 40
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
SCUBA Weights 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
other materials collected
Commercial Sign - Plywood 1

This was a great activity for the group of Imaging Science students from The Rochester Institute of Technology we took to Bonaire for an extened learning program. This will become an annual event for our trip.

A video of cleanup was produced and will be submitted to the AWARE office

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