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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

La Kaye

17 January, 2020

Team Leader
Maxime Michel
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
0.2 kgs (estimated)

16.169643506025, -61.778619308707

Survey Information

Location Name
La Kaye
Organization/Dive Centre
Atlantis Formation
City
Bouillante
Country
Guadeloupe
Date
17 January, 2020
Survey Duration
99 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.169643506025
Longitude: -61.778619308707
Weather Conditions
Very nice conditions. Sun, some wind, no swell for the day of dives.
But all previous week conditions were bad. A lot of rain and wind, big swell which moves sea area very hard.
Survey Depth Range
1–12 meters
Area Surveyed
150 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 4
other materials collected
band aid 2

I think it's a "tropical storm" we had here in Guadeloupe (start friday 11th 2020 -> finish thursday 17th 2020). It was very windy and a lot of rain. When it's rain a lot, all the water of mountain run into rivers and bring some debris. I thinks it's that

Plastic bottle, problematic cause it's an area protect with lot of turtles..., problematic cause it's an area protect with lot of turtles...


The dive site is just after rocks

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