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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Hillsborough Jetty

13 October, 2017

Team Leader
Katlynd Treiber-Vajda
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
34 lbs (measured)

12.483093763833, -61.45880705837

Survey Information

Location Name
Hillsborough Jetty
Organization/Dive Centre
Caribbean Reef Buddy
City
Hillsborough
Country
Grenada
Date
13 October, 2017
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.483093763833
Longitude: -61.45880705837
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
3–4.5 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Underneath a jetty, rock and sand substrate
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 12
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 14
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 5
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 41
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 21
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

No

glass beer bottles

aluminum beverage cans

plastic cutlery

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