Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Little Bay Jetty
23 September, 2016
- Team Leader
- Charley Bartlett
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 7 kgs (estimated)
16.80313946465864, -62.20613479614258
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Little Bay Jetty
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Montserrat Island Dive Centre
- Country
- Montserrat
- Date
- 23 September, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 32 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 16.80313946465864
Longitude: -62.20613479614258
- Weather Conditions
-
Still and calm seas
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 132 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 7 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 7 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 8 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Portable speaker | 1 |
Additional Information
Boat traffic and unpacking deliveries
Speaker
Glass bottles left on the beach or thrown from boats absent mindedly
Packaging
Comments and Feedback
Every time we dive, at least one of the team has a mesh bag to collect debris, just in case
