Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Barracuda Reef
29 June, 2013
- Team Leader
- Karen Bohnsack
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 lbs (estimated)
26.07795, -80.096083
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Barracuda Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- American Dream
- City
- Ft. Lauderdale
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 29 June, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 47 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.07795
Longitude: -80.096083
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–30000 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 6000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- hardbottom
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 84 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 5 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 27 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 11 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Boat Parts | 3 |
| Fishing Rods/Pieces of Rod | 2 |
Comments and Feedback
This dive was part of the 3rd Annual Southeast Florida Reef Cleanup, hosted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. This event included numerous dive opportunities aboard local dive charter boats in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties. Each dive will be reported separately.
