Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Long Bay, Tortola, BVI
31 July, 2014
- Team Leader
- Mickael Taillier
- Number of Participants
- 16
- Total Debris Collected
- 8 lbs (estimated)
18.446796, -64.546
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Long Bay, Tortola, BVI
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sail Caribbean Divers
- City
- Road Town
- Country
- British Virgin Islands
- Date
- 31 July, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.446796
Longitude: -64.546
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–40 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 152065 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- 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) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 11 |
| Gloves (latex) | 3 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 8 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
plastic cups
cans (tin)
