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Dragon Bay

27 March, 2021

Team Leader
Tom Geer
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
75 lbs (estimated)

12.08316388722, -61.762740138129

Survey Information

Location Name
Dragon Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Aquanauts Grenada
Country
Grenada
Date
27 March, 2021
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.08316388722
Longitude: -61.762740138129
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–10 meters
Area Surveyed
5 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balloons 2
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 8
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 8
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 20
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 16
Cloth Fragments 7
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 12
other materials collected
Kite 1
Laptop Bag Carrying Case 1
Toothpaste 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name King Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris Fishing Line
Comments Crab’s arm was entangled in fishing line. We cut off the line, untangling the crab and freeing it.

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