Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Frederiksted Pier
23 July, 2017
- Team Leader
- Greg Gapen
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 40 lbs (estimated)
17.713706088505, -64.889048159384
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Frederiksted Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Latitude 17 Scuba
- City
- St. Croix
- Country
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Date
- 23 July, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 17.713706088505
Longitude: -64.889048159384
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny with light rain showers
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2400 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- pier
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 70 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 5 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 16 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 20 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 6 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fiberglass | 4 |
| Plastic knife handle | 1 |
| Plywood sheet | 1 |
Additional Information
This is an active fishing pier.
Monofilament gets wrapped around the sponges
Aluminum Cans become an eye sore of fish habitats
Fishing hooks catch in the sponges
Comments and Feedback
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