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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

hillsborough pier

26 April, 2017

Team Leader
Deefer college of diving
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
43 lbs (measured)

12.483663483521, -61.459086025134

Survey Information

Location Name
hillsborough pier
Organization/Dive Centre
deefer college of diving
Country
Grenada
Date
26 April, 2017
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.483663483521
Longitude: -61.459086025134
Weather Conditions
rainy, windy
Survey Depth Range
1.9–4 meters
Area Surveyed
175 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
pier
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 13
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 32
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 26
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 7
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 6
Caps & Lids (metal) 5
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 8
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Rubber Bands 2
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 14
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 5
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
bucket handle 1
sink plug 1
plastic razor 1
clothing peg 1
tiles (ceramic) 2
sunglasses 2
wood/rope (combined) 1
flare 1

full/unopened bottle of Campari

bottles

tyres

plastics


a lot more debris than what we could carry, much heavier debris existed there. We will need to returned with multiple lifting devices to remove much of what is there.

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