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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Beach & reef clean-up: Point of Sands, Little Cayman

10 March, 2012

Submitted by: Action Scuba , on 12 March, 2012

Team Leader
Gary Davis & Diane Tetrault
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
300 lbs (estimated)

19.700779, -79.962616

Survey Information

Location Name
Beach & reef clean-up: Point of Sands, Little Cayman
Organization/Dive Centre
Action Scuba
City
Blossom Village
Country
Cayman Islands
Date
10 March, 2012
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.700779
Longitude: -79.962616
Weather Conditions
Very windy, large waves
Survey Depth Range
0–3 feet
Area Surveyed
500 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high

Debris Items Collected

plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Balls 5
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 17
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 150
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 4
Bottles: Oil/lube 8
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 5
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 300
Cigarette Lighters 17
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 13
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 20
Fishing: Line 18
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 11
Foam Insulation & Packaging 18
Food Wrappers (plastic) 11
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 11
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 4
Straws, Stirrers 9
Toothbrushes 14
Plastic Fragments 40
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
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glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 19
Beverage Bottles (glass) 11
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metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 3
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 7
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 37
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 15
Caps & Lids (metal) 25
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
Metal Fragments 17
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wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 3
Wood Fragments 2
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cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 10
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 11
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mixed materials collected
Clothing 9
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 45
Toys 11
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Additional Information

part of a ripped wetsuit. We hope it happened without the person in it

Comments and Feedback

We`ll add photos this week

We collected 11 large garbage bags full of trash in about an hour. This was merely a dent on the debris on this beautiful beach. This site is at the tip of the island and therefore all the debris in the current gets washed up here. We noticed that a lot of the packaging was written in spanish, leading us to believe that a lot of these items might have come from some of the islands like Cuba, Dominican or similar.

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