Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Marley Beach Frederiksted
1 February, 2023
- Team Leader
- Tro Ota
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 4 lbs (estimated)
17.706124, -64.884729
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Marley Beach Frederiksted
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Frederiksted
- Country
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Date
- 1 February, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 31 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 17.706124
Longitude: -64.884729
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 16–21 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1364 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balls | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
Additional Information
Goggles
Beverage cans
Fishing line
Plastic
Comments and Feedback
Planned on going back for more trash but the currents changed and we could only do a little more trash collection
