Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS98 - Carr's Bay
24 November, 2018
- Team Leader
- Charley Bartlett
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 66 lbs (measured)
16.797613, -62.209875
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS98 - Carr's Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Montserrat Island Dive Centre
- City
- Little Bay
- Country
- Montserrat
- Date
- 24 November, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 16.797613
Longitude: -62.209875
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm sea, offshore winds and lots of rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 5.8–11.3 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 41 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 60 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 7 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 56 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 212 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 97 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 15 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 13 |
| Metal Fragments | 17 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 3 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 15 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 4 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| car parts plastic | 1 |
| tooth paste tube plastic | 2 |
| Nail Polish - glass/plastic | 1 |
| tinsel (metal/plastic) | 3 |
| Reflective Strip | 2 |
| pill sleeve, plastic | 1 |
| Roofing (plastic) | 1 |
| fan belt (rubber) | 1 |
| weed wacker Wire (Plastic) | 9 |
| Corrugated Iron Sheet | 1 |
| Fake Foliage (plastic) | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Fan Coral |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | electrical tape |
Additional Information
Fireworks party - starlight festival. Food vendors present
Pair of boots and nail polish
Beverage cans - single use, cuts coral, shiny reflective attracts fish
Plastic Bags
Plastic Bottles
