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ADS365 - Portsmouth Fisheries Complex

17 September, 2018

Team Leader
Kayla
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
45 lbs (estimated)

15.57627002565, -61.45951558972

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS365 - Portsmouth Fisheries Complex
Organization/Dive Centre
SALT / Our Salty Passports
City
Toucari
Country
Dominica
Date
17 September, 2018
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 15.57627002565
Longitude: -61.45951558972
Weather Conditions
mostly sunny
Survey Depth Range
10–45 feet
Area Surveyed
1050 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Balls 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 26
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 7
Foam Insulation & Packaging 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 21
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Toothbrushes 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 6
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 8
mixed materials collected
Clothing 4
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 9
Toys 3

hurricane maria & poor waste management by fisherman

kong dog toy (XL) , French Flag, Heineken Sign

galvanized roofing

appliances

fishing line / net that has been abandoned under the dock

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