Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Turtle Reef
6 November, 2014
- Team Leader
- Damien Massey
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 lbs (estimated)
19.382724, -81.416585
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Turtle Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Living The Dream Divers
- City
- West Bay
- Country
- Cayman Islands
- Date
- 6 November, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.382724
Longitude: -81.416585
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–50 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 5 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 2 |
| SCUBA Weights | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 2 |
Additional Information
Bar tables along edge of shoreline create small amounts of plastic trash
Discarded SMB (not useable/destroyed)
plastic straws from bar
plastic cups from bar
Comments and Feedback
Generally a very clean dive site
