Dive Against Debris Data Submission
St-Georges market and cruise ship dock
9 May, 2023
- Team Leader
- Michele Doucet
- Number of Participants
- 23
- Total Debris Collected
- 82 lbs (measured)
12.052305812328, -61.75615432252
Survey Information
- Location Name
- St-Georges market and cruise ship dock
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ecodive Grenada
- City
- Grand Anse beach
- Country
- Grenada
- Date
- 9 May, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.052305812328
Longitude: -61.75615432252
- Weather Conditions
-
Nothing to mention. Full moon previous week affecting tides.
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 4192 m2
- 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) | 112 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 10 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 21 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 36 |
| Fishing: Line | 50 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 33 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 12 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 12 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 26 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 13 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 3 |
| Cloth Fragments | 6 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
Activity was done near a cruise ship dock which may explain the towels or other debris from tourists. There is also a group of shops and restaurants nearby which could be the source of plastic utensils and bags. There is a small dock where fishing could occur to explain the high number of fishing lines.
plastic utensils
fishing lines
retail plastic bags
