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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Stuart Cove Canal

26 July, 2014

Team Leader
Hayley-Jo Carr
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
40 lbs (estimated)

25.001016, -77.524429

Survey Information

Location Name
Stuart Cove Canal
Organization/Dive Centre
Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas
City
Nassau
Country
Bahamas
Date
26 July, 2014
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.001016
Longitude: -77.524429
Weather Conditions
Thunderstorms
Survey Depth Range
5–9 feet
Area Surveyed
200 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Intertidal Mud
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 14
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 102
Fishing: Line 17
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 59
Plastic Fragments 171
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 51
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
SCUBA Weights 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 9
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 3
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 7
Towels/rags 11
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 3
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 34
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Tampons 1
other materials collected
Screwdriver 1
Plastic Propeller 1
Traffic Cone 1
Kitchen Sponge 1
Fibre Glass 2
Plastic Cable Ties 10

Traffic Cone

Plastic Cups,Knives & Forks

Dive gear

Aluminium Cans

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