Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Grand Anse Beach
19 September, 2015
- Team Leader
- Eco Dive
- Number of Participants
- 30
- Total Debris Collected
- 220 lbs (estimated)
12.029259, -61.762212
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Grand Anse Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Eco Dive Grenada
- City
- Grand Anse
- Country
- Grenada
- Date
- 19 September, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.029259
Longitude: -61.762212
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 8600 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- 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) | 61 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 13 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 5 |
| Balloons | 10 |
| Balls | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 450 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 21 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 4 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 6 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 43 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 384 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 16 |
| Diapers/nappies | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 6 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 11 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 371 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 6 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 6 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 22 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 27 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 9 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 30 |
| Cigarette Filters | 52 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 8 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 20 |
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 5 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 138 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 5 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 12 |
| Cloth Fragments | 25 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 52 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 5 |
| Toys | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| sanitary napkins | 9 |
Additional Information
$5
plastics
styrofoam
fishing line
Comments and Feedback
We have a petition now in Grenada trying to ban styrofoam. We would appreciate any support we could get to get as many signatures as possible. The petition is pinned to the top of our Eco Dive Grenada Facebook page www.facebook.com/EcoDiveGrenada or http://www.thepetitionsite.com/957/471/263/ban-on-expanded-polystyrene-styrofoam-articles/?taf_id=14864722&cid=fb_na Thank you!!
