Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Trellis Bay, Tortola, BVI
31 July, 2014
- Team Leader
- Mickael Taillier
- Number of Participants
- 11
- Total Debris Collected
- 18 lbs (estimated)
18.4484, -64.531605
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Trellis 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: 18.4484
Longitude: -64.531605
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–25 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 237175 ft2
- 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 | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 5 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 7 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 44 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 3 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 35 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Additional Information
Debris collected in a busy moorings field with few bars around, which explain the amount of cans and beverage bottles.
beverage bottles (glass)
beverage cans (aluminium)
