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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Long Bay, Beef Island. Tortola

4 July, 2012

Team Leader
Sail Caribbean Divers
Number of Participants
27
Total Debris Collected
100 lbs (estimated)

18.45, 64.53

Survey Information

Location Name
Long Bay, Beef Island. Tortola
Organization/Dive Centre
Sail Caribbean Divers
City
Tortola
Country
British Virgin Islands
Date
4 July, 2012
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.45
Longitude: 64.53
Weather Conditions
Perfect sunshine but breezy.
Survey Depth Range
5–40 feet
Area Surveyed
300 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 12
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 31
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 21
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 137
Diapers/nappies 3
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 12
Food Wrappers (plastic) 26
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 68
Cigarette Filters 20
Rope (plastic/nylon) 8
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 100
Beverage Bottles (glass) 23
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 81
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 10
Caps & Lids (metal) 31
Pull Tabs-beverages 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 10
Metal Fragments 6
rubber materials collected
Condoms 4
Gloves (rubber) 2
Rubber Bands 3
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 4
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 7
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 26
other materials collected
Solar Marker 1
Entangled Animals
Birds
Number Entangled 1
Comments Seagull
Other Animals
Comments Octopus

Solar marker


Both staff and teens had an amazing experience during the Dive Against Debris and plans are already in the works to improve and expand the programmes for next year. A job well done by all Sail Caribbean and Sail Caribbean Divers members!

The Dive Against Debris session included individuals from Sail Caribbean's annual teen programme. This was the first time the teen programme has been involved in the Dive Against Debris and proved to be a huge success. Teens from the Charlie and Bravo programme participated as did the staff from Sail Caribbean. The dive was organised by Sail Caribbean Divers staff from their location on Tortola, BVI.

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