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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Trellis Bay

1 August, 2013

Team Leader
Kit Arton
Number of Participants
25
Total Debris Collected
300 lbs (estimated)

18.446159, -64.532468

Survey Information

Location Name
Trellis Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Sail Caribbean Divers
City
Trellis bay
Country
British Virgin Islands
Date
1 August, 2013
Survey Duration
115 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.446159
Longitude: -64.532468
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
5–30 feet
Area Surveyed
38525.9 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 9
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Plastic Fragments 40
Strapping Bands (plastic) 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 6
Jars-food (glass) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 19
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 3
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 9
Towels/rags 5
Cloth Fragments 7
mixed materials collected
Clothing 6
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Toys 2
other materials collected
Winch Handle 1
Clothes Pegs 25
Sunglasses 5
Soap 3
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs, Shrimp
Number Entangled 6
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Bottles/ Cans
Comments Found crabs inside a few cans when sorting rubbish on boat. released back into water.

Ceramic Artwork

Bed Sheets/ Towels Somther seagrass bed dont allow light for photosynthesis


Photos on Sail Caribbean divers facebook page - feel free to share them!

Needs additional time for further clean up - we did less than 1/4 of the bay

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