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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS479 - Boca Sami

30 March, 2019

Team Leader
Marcel Zinnert
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
50 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
30 March, 2019
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.146246
Longitude: -68.999348
Weather Conditions
Great!
Survey Depth Range
0–19 meters
Area Surveyed
1872 m2
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) 7
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 21
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 30
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 14
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Plastic Fragments 23
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 26
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 13
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 10
Cars & Car Parts 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
Pipes & Rebar 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 8
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 3
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 5
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1

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