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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Divy / Little Bay

16 August, 2022

Team Leader
Jen Downey
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
0.3 lbs (estimated)

18.015199488812, -63.060832962614

Survey Information

Location Name
Divy / Little Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Mermaids of SXM
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
16 August, 2022
Survey Duration
47 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.015199488812
Longitude: -63.060832962614
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
10–29 meters
Area Surveyed
10909.7 ft2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Green Moray
Number Entangled 4
Type of Debris Hook and Fishing line
Comments Was not able to free the hook out of the eels mouth, just cut the long fishing line off

Ceramic fragment

Fishing debris

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