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ADS364 - Toucari Bay

6 April, 2018

Team Leader
Kayla
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
26 lbs (measured)

15.608481, -61.465068

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS364 - Toucari Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
SALT / OURSALTYPASSPORTS
City
Toucari
Country
Dominica
Date
6 April, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 15.608481
Longitude: -61.465068
Weather Conditions
Mostly sunny today rain
Survey Depth Range
3–15 feet
Area Surveyed
10225.1 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cigar Tips 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Cars & Car Parts 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
other materials collected
Large plastic fragment 1
Boat engine cover 1
Galvanized roofing 3
Plastic Cellphone cover 1
Telephone cord 1

Hurricane maria

Large unidentifiable plastic fragment and telephone cord

Galvanized roofing

Misc hurricane debris

Plastic / single use items


Kayla was freediving and her mother was on SUP where we could collect debris to bring on shore!

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