Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Simpson Bay
22 October, 2022
- Team Leader
- Ryan Downey
- Number of Participants
- 38
- Total Debris Collected
- 613 lbs (measured)
18.036181471294, -63.096062735051
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Simpson Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- SXM Coastal Cleanup Project
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 22 October, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 54 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.036181471294
Longitude: -63.096062735051
- Weather Conditions
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High's in the low 80s, low's in the upper 70s. Daily showers, no significant weather events.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–14 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 200000 ft2
- 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-grocery/retail (plastic) | 352 |
| Balls | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 9 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 19 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 15 |
| Plastic Fragments | 270 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 80 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 461 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 4 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 26 |
| Cloth Fragments | 32 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| aluminum tubing | 3 |
| electric motor | 1 |
| Zinc roofing sheets | 21 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma (2017) contributed to large building materials (zinc roofing sheets, PVC) to the area
Electric motor
Plastic bags — local businesses and restaurants
Hurricane debris
Single use plastics — local businesses and tourist areas
Comments and Feedback
Special thanks to R4CR and World Bank for sponsoring the SXM Coastal Cleanup Project. Additional support and logistics provided by The Scuba Shop, SXM Divers, Dive Adventures, The Nature Foundation SXM, and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard.
