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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Norman Island, Pirate's Bight Mooring Field

26 April, 2015

Team Leader
Anna Harvey
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
65 lbs (estimated)

18.317949, -64.61404

Survey Information

Location Name
Norman Island, Pirate's Bight Mooring Field
Organization/Dive Centre
Sail Caribbean Divers
City
Norman Island
Country
British Virgin Islands
Date
26 April, 2015
Survey Duration
43 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.317949
Longitude: -64.61404
Weather Conditions
Temperatures from 24 to 29 degrees Celsius
Survey Depth Range
30–50 feet
Area Surveyed
62793.8 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 29
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 22
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 19
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 25
Jars-food (glass) 6
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 17
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 5
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 12
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 11
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 3
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 5
Metal Fragments 5
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 11
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 5
Cloth Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
other materials collected
Sunglasses 8
Plastic Sword 1

This site is a busy mooring field with two beach bars, lots of dingy traffic and charter boats.

Plastic sword

Plastic cups, by sheer number and the fact that they don't properly breakdown.

Batteries, very caustic

Cutlery, both plastic and ceramic; same as the cups, they don't properly break down

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