Dive Against Debris Data Submission
The Wreck of the Cali, Grand Cayman
22 February, 2016
- Team Leader
- Stephen J. Aynsley
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 kgs (estimated)
19.298641, -81.383873
Survey Information
- Location Name
- The Wreck of the Cali, Grand Cayman
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divers Down
- City
- George Town
- Country
- Cayman Islands
- Date
- 22 February, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.298641
Longitude: -81.383873
- Weather Conditions
-
Strong NE winds, 20-25knots, moderate surface current
- Survey Depth Range
- 2.8–9.8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5675 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 12 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 9 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 18 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 3 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
January and February are known in Cayman for some adverse weather, changing wind direction that bring rough seas. Whilst this seems to eliminate a lot of algae it does seem to unearth trash.
A small crab that had made a home inside the sole of a flip-flop
Plastic cups
Soda cans
