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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS479 - Boca Sami

19 September, 2020

Team Leader
Marcel Zinnert
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
32 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
19 September, 2020
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.146246
Longitude: -68.999348
Weather Conditions
Sunny, calm, hot
Survey Depth Range
1–5 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: Trash (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 7
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 9
Fishing: Line 150
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 33
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 29
Beverage Bottles (glass) 83
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 7
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 11
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Pipes & Rebar 1
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 50
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 12
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
screwdriver 1

Many people go fishing from the pier and get caught in the corals, stones and tear off the fishing line.

Fishing lines

Beverage bottles (Beer)

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