Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Jost Van Dyke
5 June, 2017
- Team Leader
- Brian D Rickman
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 23 lbs (estimated)
18.442535959489, -64.762305962157
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Jost Van Dyke
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Georgia
- City
- Woodstock
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 5 June, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.442535959489
Longitude: -64.762305962157
- Weather Conditions
-
high 80's and sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–50 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 5000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 27 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 63 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Cigarette Filters | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 7 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 4 |
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
Additional Information
Debris falling off boats. Cups from drinkers left on the beach being blown out to sea or high tide taking it out....
Anchor to a small boat....
Straws
Plastic drink cups
Comments and Feedback
We did shore dives to clean up under where most of the overnight boat moorings and next to the coral reef. It is also a laden bar area. We spoke to the owners of several bars about how they can save money and the oceans by stopping straws!!
