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Mermaid's Grotto - Project Aware

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Participants: 2

Location: "Mermaid's Grotto", Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Total Weight Collected: 12.5lbs (dry)

Items Collected: Styrofoam (4), Misc. Plastic (46), Straws (1), Coated Wire/housing (4), Rope (4 + 1 entire spool of cord), Plastic String (3), Bottle Caps (27), Misc. Metal (10), Toothbrush (1), Fabric (1), Plastic Bottles less than 2L (10), Plastic Bottles greater than 2L (1), Metal Cans (4), Plastic Cups (2), Shoes (2 - different), Plastic Bags/Packaging (2), Batteries (1 - D cell), and Fishing Net/Rope (6.5lbs)

Notes: There is one small white plastic bottle that has obvious bite marks in it. This is likely from the local White Tip Reef Shark or Bull Shark populations :(

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