Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Shark Junction, Freeport, Grand Bahamas
18 September, 2014
- Team Leader
- Chris Adams
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 25 lbs (estimated)
26.490951, -78.62782
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Shark Junction, Freeport, Grand Bahamas
- Organization/Dive Centre
- DIVE ARMY
- City
- Freeport
- Country
- Bahamas
- Date
- 18 September, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.490951
Longitude: -78.62782
- Weather Conditions
-
Occasional Thunderstorms
- Survey Depth Range
- 42–50 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 10000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 8 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 7 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 11 |
| Fishing: Line | 7 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 12 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 9 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1500 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Grey Duct Tape 6-12 strips | about 2 lbs |
Additional Information
NO
Recompression Chamber left in place
Plastic Grocery Bags. Everywhere along streets and roads. In vegetation hanging from trees and mangroves along water ways and beaches. On beaches and in water.
Plastic Containers. sodas and water. Same as above, and high usage on Grand Bahamas with no real waste management program evident.
Styrofoam. Food and beverage containers in HIGH use and no waste management. EVERYWHERE
