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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Long Bay

4 July, 2013

Team Leader
Kit Arton
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

18.447517, -64.546791

Survey Information

Location Name
Long Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Sail Caribbean Divers
City
Beef Island
Country
British Virgin Islands
Date
4 July, 2013
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.447517
Longitude: -64.546791
Weather Conditions
Calm & Sunny
Survey Depth Range
10–25 feet
Area Surveyed
21185 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 21
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 2
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 6
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Tampons 2
Toys 1
other materials collected
dinghy fuel hose 1
safety pins 1

Fishermans day party on long bay beach, 1st july 2013

Plastic Cutlery

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