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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Chief Ministers

8 December, 2012

Team Leader
Calum Penn
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
25 kgs (estimated)

21.437091, -71.152267

Survey Information

Location Name
Chief Ministers
Organization/Dive Centre
Blue Water Divers
City
Cockburn Town
Country
Turks and Caicos Islands
Date
8 December, 2012
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 21.437091
Longitude: -71.152267
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
4–6 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 3
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 8
mixed materials collected
Clothing 8

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