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ADS364 - Toucari Bay

4 July, 2020

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

15.608358, -61.46621

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS364 - Toucari Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
SALT
City
Toucari
Country
Dominica
Date
4 July, 2020
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 15.608358
Longitude: -61.46621
Weather Conditions
mostly clear & sunny (some showers at night)
Survey Depth Range
5–24 feet
Area Surveyed
4929 ft2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
other materials collected
paint fragment (from sunken boat) 2
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name urchin (juvenile)
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris plastic bag

humans / beach parties / picnics and fishing

single use plastics

plastic bags

discarded clothing

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