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DAYCARE REEF

15 April, 2018

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

15.596525, -61.463789

Survey Information

Location Name
DAYCARE REEF
Organization/Dive Centre
SALT/ Oursaltypassports
City
Tan Tan
Country
Dominica
Date
15 April, 2018
Survey Duration
49 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 15.596525
Longitude: -61.463789
Weather Conditions
Mostly sunny some showers
Survey Depth Range
3–20 feet
Area Surveyed
35036.9 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 1
Plastic Fragments 27
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Tampons 1
other materials collected
Galvanized roofing 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Juvenile Fish
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Soda can

Hurricane Maria, parties on the beach

Part of fish pot frame and wire

Galvanized roofing, large sheets, partially buried in sand


Survey and collection done snorkeling/freediving and on SUP

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