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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS479 - Boca Sami

26 January, 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 January, 2020
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.146246
Longitude: -68.999348
Weather Conditions
sunny, good
Survey Depth Range
2–8 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
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 11
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 51
Fishing: Line 127
Food Wrappers (plastic) 21
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 15
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 5
Plastic Fragments 21
Cigarette Filters 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 12
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 46
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 5
Cars & Car Parts 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Metal Fragments 38
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 51
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 28
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 15
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 11

I am not a scientist, maybe a lot (especially plastic cutlery) has come from the beach into the sea from the New Year celebration. The fishing lines are from the people who like to go fishing here and the hook is caught somewhere in the stones or corals and cannot be loosened.

Fishing lines

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