Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Long Bay East, Beef Island, Tortola
27 April, 2019
- Team Leader
- Emily Graf
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 600 lbs (estimated)
18.447126421839, -64.54800506209
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Long Bay East, Beef Island, Tortola
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sail Caribbean Divers
- City
- East End
- Country
- British Virgin Islands
- Date
- 27 April, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.447126421839
Longitude: -64.54800506209
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 288159 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 500 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 6 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 100 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 26 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 11 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 300 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 50 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 100 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| 10ft dingy craft with hull and rubber tubes | 1 |
| galvanized metal roofing - large pieces (5ftx3ft) | 5 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | small various crabs |
| Number Entangled | 7 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | on 10ft inflatable dingy |
| Comments | crabs were returned to water immediatly |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Octopus |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | aluminum can |
| Comments | The tiny baby octopus was returned to the ocean as soon as it was found |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma and Beach goers ( mostly from cruise ships)
The 10ft dingy!
Plastic bottles
Aluminum Cans
other plastic pieces
Comments and Feedback
This Dive Against Debris Survey was in conjunction with a beach clean up and recycling effort for Earth Day ( weekend after). The trash reported here is only the trash pulled from the water. We offered free gear to any certified dive buddy team to collect trash. We also offered free DSDs for those who had never tried diving before. They did not participate in the clean up though :) This is a little bit about the whole event: https://www.bvibeacon.com/virgin-islands-thinks-green-for-earth-day/
