plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic)
1
Bags: Trash (plastic)
6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic)
43
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More
1
Caps & Lids (plastic)
22
Cigar Tips
1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar
3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic)
9
Fishing: Line
200
Food Wrappers (plastic)
7
Pipes (plastic-PVC)
4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins
1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap
1
Straws, Stirrers
1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers
1
Plastic Fragments
7
Cigarette Filters
20
Strapping Bands (plastic)
4
Rope (plastic/nylon)
2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic)
1
Jars-food (glass)
4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments
19
Beverage Bottles (glass)
63
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets
1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap)
1
Cloth Fragments
1
paper materials collected
Bags (paper)
1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons
3
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc.
4
mixed materials collected
Clothing
1
Toys
1
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name
Spotted Moray Eel
Number Entangled
1
Status
injured
Type of Debris
Fishing Line and Hook
Comments
Fishing line had wrapped around the eel and cut into its skin badly. The line was hooked into the reef. we cut the line so it could be free but it would not let us untangle the line in the middle of its body.
Additional Information
Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?
Increased fisherman activity on the jetty since it has been unoccupied for many months.
What was the most unusual item found?
Toy car
What were the most problematic debris items in your location?
Fishing Line
Tin cans from the fisherman, sardines, tuna
beer bottles from the fisherman
