Skip to main content
Menu
Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS98 - Carr's Bay

6 November, 2016

Team Leader
Charley Bartlett
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
0.5 kgs (measured)

16.797613, -62.209875

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS98 - Carr's Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Montserrat Island Dive Centre
City
Carr's Bay
Country
Montserrat
Date
6 November, 2016
Survey Duration
56 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.797613
Longitude: -62.209875
Weather Conditions
Rain storms
Survey Depth Range
5–12 meters
Area Surveyed
340 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Plastic Fragments 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Clothes peg 1

On the tail end of hurricane season, we have many heavy rainstorms passing over the island, causing mass movement of all sorts of debris, natural and discarded trash.

Plastic cups


We had 2 Junior Open Water Divers out exploring the reef, they got into the idea of collecting garbage as they saw it, as their dive guides do. Diving is a great way to build awareness from a young age!

Want to Receive Monthly Ocean News and Action Alerts?