Dive Against Debris Data Submission
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
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
plastic materials collected | |
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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 | |
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Rope And String (cloth) | 3 |
Towels/rags | 16 |
Cloth Fragments | 7 |
paper materials collected | |
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Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 4 |
mixed materials collected | |
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Clothing | 12 |
other materials collected | |
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Kite | 1 |
Laptop Bag Carrying Case | 1 |
Toothpaste | 1 |
Entangled Animals | |
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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. |