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Nari Nari

28 January, 2017

Team Leader
Hayley-Jo Carr
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
500 lbs (estimated)

25.007823687917174, -77.54974381998181

Survey Information

Location Name
Nari Nari
Organization/Dive Centre
Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas
City
Nassau
Country
Bahamas
Date
28 January, 2017
Survey Duration
67 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.007823687917174
Longitude: -77.54974381998181
Weather Conditions
Two days of storms, rough seas. Rest of the week calm.
Survey Depth Range
6–37 feet
Area Surveyed
35170 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Fishing: Line 38
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Plastic Fragments 18
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 27
Beverage Bottles (glass) 16
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 6
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
Pipes & Rebar 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 32
Metal Fragments 42
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 10
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 11
Rubber Fragments 20
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Towels/rags 5
Cloth Fragments 21
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Engine 1
Fibre Glass Fragments 2
Life Raft 1

Hurricane Matthew 2016 Industrial Power Plant waste

Electrical wire

Fishing Line

Cloth Fragments


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