Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Marley Beach Frederiksted
31 January, 2023
- Team Leader
- Tro Ota
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 38 lbs (estimated)
17.706124, -64.884729
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Marley Beach Frederiksted
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Frederiksted
- Country
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Date
- 31 January, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 76 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 17.706124
Longitude: -64.884729
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 13–23 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1364.44 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Balls | 43 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 9 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 13 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Toys | 2 |
Additional Information
Party boats throwing crap overboard
Bin from fridge
Golf balls
Aluminum cans
Plastic cups
Comments and Feedback
This was so sad to see
We were not expecting trash and it was a dump site. We had to load my pocket up and use the fridge bin as a container to get everything we could
