Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Pirates Bight, Norman Island
13 January, 2019
- Team Leader
- Emily Graf
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 220 lbs (estimated)
18.324353590353, -64.624210443294
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Pirates Bight, Norman Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Cedar School and Sail Caribbean Divers
- City
- Norman Island
- Country
- British Virgin Islands
- Date
- 13 January, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.324353590353
Longitude: -64.624210443294
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy
- Survey Depth Range
- 40–60 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 32193.4 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 4 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 14 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 76 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 5 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 6 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 28 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 4 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 18 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 12 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 5 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 7 |
| Cloth Fragments | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 4 |
| Toys | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Swimming crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | N/A |
| Comments | Swimming crab found in one of clean up bags |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma and Charter Boats
Halloween skull and mop bucket drain
Plastic cups
Plastic furniture
Towels
Comments and Feedback
Plenty more to clean up.
Made it to 6 out of about 100 mooring balls.
