Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS479 - Boca Sami
26 June, 2020
- Team Leader
- Marcel Zinnert
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 kgs (estimated)
12.146246, -68.999348
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS479 - Boca Sami
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Central Dive Curacao
- City
- Willemstad
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 26 June, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 61 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.146246
Longitude: -68.999348
- Weather Conditions
-
sunny, about 31°Celsius
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1872 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 15 |
| Fishing: Line | 250 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 14 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 63 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Bags (cloth) | 9 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
Additional Information
It is a popular fishing spot for locals
None
fishing lines
cups, plates, forks, knives, spoons (plastic) No. 20
cans
Comments and Feedback
Unfortunately we couldn't clean under the pier as usual, since there were four fishermen and I didn't want to take any risk of someone getting caught on a fishing hook.
