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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS98 - Carr's Bay

11 July, 2017

Team Leader
Charley Bartlett
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
8 kgs (measured)

16.797613, -62.209875

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS98 - Carr's Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Montserrat Island Dive Centre
Country
Montserrat
Date
11 July, 2017
Survey Duration
68 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.797613
Longitude: -62.209875
Weather Conditions
Calm, little wind
Survey Depth Range
2.8–9.1 meters
Area Surveyed
376.705 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 12
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 20
Fishing: Line 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 22
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Plastic Fragments 110
Cigarette Filters 2
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 17
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 7
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 19
Metal Fragments 18
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 6
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Toys 1
other materials collected
shower curtain ring, plastic 1
car parts, plastic 2
toothpaste, mixed material metal and plastic 1
clothes peg, plastic 1
baby bottle teat, rubber 1
broom head, plastic 1
weed wacker string, plastic 3
disposable razor head, plastic 1
camel back teat, rubber 1
sandpaper, paper & cardboard 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crabs/shrimps
Number Entangled 20
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris nylon rope
Comments very small, almost embryo sized, had made a home in nylon rope and were only noticed when sorting.
Other Animals
Species or Common Name octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris ??
Comments very small octopus, released.

Lego man, iguana skin, and children's jumper

plastic cups, brittle and broken down

aluminium candy wrappers, look like fish

nylon rope, dragged sponge from the sea bed and becoming a habitat

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