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Portsmouth Beach Hotel Reef & Jetty

21 July, 2018

Team Leader
Kayla
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
365 lbs (estimated)

15.554187974024, -61.462362220149

Survey Information

Location Name
Portsmouth Beach Hotel Reef & Jetty
Organization/Dive Centre
SALT/ Our Salty Passports
City
Portsmouth
Country
Dominica
Date
21 July, 2018
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 15.554187974024
Longitude: -61.462362220149
Weather Conditions
mostly sunny
Survey Depth Range
7–25 feet
Area Surveyed
105577 ft2
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) 6
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Balloons 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Fishing: Line 29
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 16
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 5
Straws, Stirrers 28
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 3
Plastic Fragments 23
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 17
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Pipes & Rebar 13
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 27
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 9
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 1
other materials collected
Fencing 1

hurricane maria - this is where most of the galvanized (metal fragments) cinder block fragments etc came from. even the appliances rebar etc probably came from hurricane

2 cow skulls!

galvanize and hurricane debris

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