Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Simpson Bay
25 November, 2023
- Team Leader
- Ryan Downey
- Number of Participants
- 34
- Total Debris Collected
- 176.8 lbs (measured)
18.036059989669, -63.095999559769
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Simpson Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- AUC School of Medicine Community Action Day
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 25 November, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 44 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.036059989669
Longitude: -63.095999559769
- Weather Conditions
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Highs in the mid 80s, Lows in the low 80s, calm winds, daily rain showers, no known severe weather,
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–15 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 65547 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- 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) | 105 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 20 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 15 |
| Plastic Fragments | 118 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 6 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 58 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 28 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 13 |
| Towels/rags | 4 |
| Cloth Fragments | 8 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| metal folding chair | 1 |
| boat anchor | 1 |
| Zinc roofing sheets | 3 |
| ceramic roof tiles | 22 |
| power saw base | 1 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma (2017)
Kindle reader device
Single use plastic bags
Single use plastic food containers
Building materials (hurricane debris)
Comments and Feedback
Special thanks to AUC School of Medicine, The Nature Foundation, Dive Adventures/Aqua Mania, The Scuba Shop, the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard, R4CR, and the alumni of the SXM Coastal Cleanup Project for collaborating on this dive.
