Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS365 - Portsmouth Fisheries Complex
17 September, 2018
- Team Leader
- Kayla
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 45 lbs (estimated)
15.57627002565, -61.45951558972
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS365 - Portsmouth Fisheries Complex
- Organization/Dive Centre
- SALT / Our Salty Passports
- City
- Toucari
- Country
- Dominica
- Date
- 17 September, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 15.57627002565
Longitude: -61.45951558972
- Weather Conditions
-
mostly sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–45 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1050 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 3 |
| Balls | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 7 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 10 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 26 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 7 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 21 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 2 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 9 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 3 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 6 |
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 8 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 4 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 9 |
| Toys | 3 |
Additional Information
hurricane maria & poor waste management by fisherman
kong dog toy (XL) , French Flag, Heineken Sign
galvanized roofing
appliances
fishing line / net that has been abandoned under the dock
