Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Simpson Bay
25 March, 2023
- Team Leader
- Ryan Downey
- Number of Participants
- 31
- Total Debris Collected
- 469.42 lbs (measured)
18.036162475974, -63.096180936681
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Simpson Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- AUC School of Medicine Community Action Day
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 25 March, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.036162475974
Longitude: -63.096180936681
- Weather Conditions
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High's upper 70s, lows mid 70s. Calm, clear, no significant weather events.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–10 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 19000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 480 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 67 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 70 |
| Fishing: Line | 19 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 30 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 34 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 15 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 5 |
| Plastic Fragments | 118 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 106 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 12 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 4 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 13 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 17 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 38 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 1 |
| Clothing | 15 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Ceramic tiles (whole) | 31 |
| Surgical mask | 1 |
| Boat anchor | 1 |
| zinc roofing sheets | 18 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma (2017) contributed to the construction materials found.
6 ft Heineken advertising sign from the 2023 Heineken Regatta
02. Plastic bags — problem because of abundance and nearby restaurants and businesses
20. cups, plates, forks, knives, spoons — problem because of abundance and nearby restaurants and businesses
Roof zinc sheeting — Most of gross weight of the cleanup came from these materials
Comments and Feedback
Contributions from The Scuba Shop, SXM Divers, Dive Adventures, The Nature Foundation SXM, Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard, AUC Medical School
