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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Trellis Bay

1 December, 2018

Team Leader
Emily Graf
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
92 lbs (estimated)

18.447647, -64.53095

Survey Information

Location Name
Trellis Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Sail Caribbean Divers
City
East End
Country
British Virgin Islands
Date
1 December, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.447647
Longitude: -64.53095
Weather Conditions
Some rain storms
Survey Depth Range
1–20 feet
Area Surveyed
402623 ft2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Baskets, Crates 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 40
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Plastic Fragments 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 20
Pipes & Rebar 6
Metal Fragments 10
other materials collected
boat engine cover 1

Hurricane Irma

engine cover

plastic bottles

mast debris/ boat debris

lines

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