Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Carrs Bay, Montserrat
5 December, 2015
- Team Leader
- Charley Bartlett
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 kgs (estimated)
16.796407, -62.209225
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Carrs Bay, Montserrat
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Montserrat Island Dive Centre
- City
- Carr's Bay
- Country
- Montserrat
- Date
- 5 December, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 66 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 16.796407
Longitude: -62.209225
- Weather Conditions
-
Heavy swells earlier in the week from the north, calming through the week with winds from the opposite side of the island
- Survey Depth Range
- 3.2–5.5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 22 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cigar Tips | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 27 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 6 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 27 |
| Cigarette Filters | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
