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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Little Bay — Fort Amsterdam

29 July, 2023

Team Leader
Ryan Downey
Number of Participants
27
Total Debris Collected
62.18 lbs (measured)

18.01468517712, -63.060908144416

Survey Information

Location Name
Little Bay — Fort Amsterdam
Organization/Dive Centre
AUC Community Action Day
Country
Netherlands Antilles
Date
29 July, 2023
Survey Duration
58 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.01468517712
Longitude: -63.060908144416
Weather Conditions
Air temperatures — Lows in upper 70s, Highs in upper 80s. Moderate winds. No significant storms
Survey Depth Range
4–29 feet
Area Surveyed
209469 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Plastic Fragments 22
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 7
metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 5
Metal Fragments 17
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 4
other materials collected
Plastic Pool line floa 1

Tourist activities

Handrail from boat

Plastic

Metal pieces


Special thanks to AUC School of Medicine, as well as our supporting partners — SXM Divers, Dive Adventures, The Scuba Shop, the Nature Foundation Sint Maarten, and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard.

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