Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Off ROUSSEAU DOMINICA
17 June, 2023
- Team Leader
- Paul Shepherd
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 98 lbs (measured)
15.329371, -61.404285
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Off ROUSSEAU DOMINICA
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Seminole Scuba
- City
- Rosseau
- Country
- Dominica
- Date
- 17 June, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 360 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 15.329371
Longitude: -61.404285
- Weather Conditions
-
Very good
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–10 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 140.47 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- deep water
- Ecosystem
- deep water
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pallets | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 2 |
Additional Information
In a sargasim patch
Pallet
Nets
Rope
Comments and Feedback
We were in 7000ft of water off Dominica with lots of sperm whales in the area
