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Flower Garden/Breakers

21 September, 2013

Team Leader
Lynn Brown
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
20 lbs (estimated)

26.794051, -80.051834

Survey Information

Location Name
Flower Garden/Breakers
Organization/Dive Centre
Pura Vida Divers
City
Lake Park
Country
United States
Date
21 September, 2013
Survey Duration
240 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.794051
Longitude: -80.051834
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–60 feet
Area Surveyed
23932.6 ft2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 16
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
other materials collected
2'x4' 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Angel fish
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Caught in crab trap
Comments Caught in crab trap

2'x4'

fishing line

beverage cans

beverage bottles

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