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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

BUEI Harbour

17 October, 2020

Team Leader
Mark Wynne
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
30 kgs (measured)

32.293234037312, -64.772862378607

Survey Information

Location Name
BUEI Harbour
Organization/Dive Centre
Blue Horizon Diving & BUEI
City
Hamilton
Country
Bermuda
Date
17 October, 2020
Survey Duration
80 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 32.293234037312
Longitude: -64.772862378607
Weather Conditions
Sunny conditions with low wind
Survey Depth Range
3–7 meters
Area Surveyed
9290.96 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
mangroves
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 14
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 16
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 13
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Line 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 18
Gloves (latex) 2
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 7
Cigarette Filters 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 28
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 13
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 4
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 7
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Oil Boom 1

Area is the end of harbour and draws large volumes of trash which gets collected in the end.

Oil booms.


Island wide cleanup with different teams covering different parts of the island with over 100 people taking part during Covid.

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