Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Cheeseburger Reef
5 November, 2017
- Team Leader
- Ann Challenor
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 kgs (estimated)
19.303397396809, -81.38459444046
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Cheeseburger Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Lobster Pot Dive Center
- City
- George Town
- Country
- Cayman Islands
- Date
- 5 November, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.303397396809
Longitude: -81.38459444046
- Weather Conditions
-
Storms , Multiple days of North West Winds and Waves.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5032 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 12 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 50 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 5 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 500 |
| Cigarette Filters | 25 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 20 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 2 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 6 |
| Cloth Fragments | 12 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 2 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 12 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 10 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
Additional Information
Various issues following Storm Irma and Nate affecting the Caribbean, ongoing trash coming in from the North West since these.
Large Metal Catering Tray, very bent and damaged, also very heavy.
Plastic Cutlery
Beer Cans
Zip ties or parts of Zip ties.
Comments and Feedback
Cheeseburger had been cleaned several times in the last few weeks prior to our dive. We are ongoing in this clean up.
