Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Little Bay #349926
20 January, 2023
- Team Leader
- Jen Downey
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 4 lbs (estimated)
18.015420917085, -63.060999630983
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Little Bay #349926
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Mermaids of SXM
- Country
- Netherlands Antilles
- Date
- 20 January, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.015420917085
Longitude: -63.060999630983
- Weather Conditions
-
Stormy
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–27 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5747.35 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 14 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 4 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 3 |
Additional Information
Unnamed storm
Silk flower
Fishing line
Single use plastic bag fragments
