Old Fort

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

16 January, 2025

Submitted by: GFish , on 31 January, 2025

Team Leader: Mia

Number of Participants: 4

Total Debris Collected: 0 kgs (measured)

13.083086442036, -59.616541618469

Survey Information

Location Name: Old Fort

Organization/Dive Centre: G Fish Watersports

City: Bridgetown

Country: Barbados

Date: 16 January, 2025

Survey Duration: 35 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 13.083086442036
Longitude: -59.616541618469

Weather Conditions: Swells, small boat vessel warning

Survey Depth Range: 40–64 meters

Area Surveyed: 13497.1 m²

Dominant Substrate: coral

Ecosystem: coral reef

Wave Conditions: Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high

Additional Information

Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?

Swells from the previous week

What was the most unusual item found?

Boat anchor

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

Boat anchor with line still attached

Broken fish pot

Anchor line

Comments and Feedback

Comments, Suggestions, or Feedback

Two of the debris items were to heavy to extract

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13.083086442036, -59.616541618469

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