plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic)
100
Bags: Trash (plastic)
50
Bait Containers, Packaging
3
Baskets, Crates
2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic)
80
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic)
204
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles
7
Bottles: Oil/lube
11
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed)
6
Caps & Lids (plastic)
308
Carpet (synthetic)
21
Cigarette Lighters
6
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar
18
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic)
234
Diapers/nappies
16
Fishing: Line
15
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles
1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets
4
Foam Insulation & Packaging
68
Food Wrappers (plastic)
288
Gloves (latex)
5
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish
6
Pipes (plastic-PVC)
2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins
2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap
321
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers
4
Straws, Stirrers
24
Tampon Applicators
1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers
6
Toothbrushes
4
Plastic Fragments
100
Cigarette Filters
8
Strapping Bands (plastic)
7
Rope (plastic/nylon)
39
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass)
4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments
91
Beverage Bottles (glass)
296
rubber materials collected
Condoms
1
Gloves (rubber)
3
Tires/tyres
1
Rubber Fragments
36
wood materials collected
Pallets
3
Wood Fragments
5
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap)
8
Bags (cloth)
1
Rope And String (cloth)
3
Towels/rags
1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons
25
Paper, Cardboard Fragments
32
mixed materials collected
Clothing
42
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices
1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc
24
Toys
3
other materials collected
Wig
2
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name
Misc
Number Entangled
8
Status
released unharmed
Type of Debris
Galvanized roofing and large plastic debris
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name
Crab
Number Entangled
1
Status
dead
Type of Debris
Galvanized roofing
Other Animals
Species or Common Name
Octopus
Number Entangled
3
Status
released unharmed
Type of Debris
Can, bottle, galvanized roofing
Additional Information
Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?
Hurricane Maria and lack of solid waste management
What was the most unusual item found?
Wigs. Misc heavy metal fragments
What were the most problematic debris items in your location?
Galvanized roofing
Plastic bottles
Plastic single use items
Comments and Feedback
Comments, Suggestions, or Feedback
We need help to tackle this problem!!!
Additional Information
The divesite qnd beach are heavily trafficked by fisherman... the only area that gets cleaned regularly is near the tourism complex , the sea here is still full of debris even after our clean up
