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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

BBC WRECK

7 October, 2017

Team Leader
Hayley-Jo Carr
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
60 lbs (measured)

25.0152433346, -77.569571211934

Survey Information

Location Name
BBC WRECK
Organization/Dive Centre
Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas
City
Nassau
Country
Bahamas
Date
7 October, 2017
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.0152433346
Longitude: -77.569571211934
Weather Conditions
Rain & Wind, rough seas
Survey Depth Range
35–42 feet
Area Surveyed
100 ft2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 10
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 45
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 65
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 24
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 6
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Cloth Fragments 15
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Plastic Fishing Spool 9
Fabric Tape 1
Band Aid
1 Sock

Hurricane Matthew 2016 & Hurricane Irma 2017. Illegal fishing in a MPA.

Steel toe capped boot

Plastic Fragments - Littering

Fishing Line - Illegal Fishing in a MPA

Aluminium Cans - Littering problem on island

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