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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Julie's Reef

3 August, 2013

Team Leader
Karen Bohnsack
Number of Participants
21
Total Debris Collected
23 lbs (estimated)

26.9523, -80.023117

Survey Information

Location Name
Julie's Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Jupiter Dive Center
City
Jupiter
Country
United States
Date
3 August, 2013
Survey Duration
42 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.9523
Longitude: -80.023117
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
65–75 feet
Area Surveyed
30000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
Hardbottom
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 30
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
SCUBA Weights 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
mixed materials collected
Toys 1
other materials collected
Battery cable 2
Spark plugs 4

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.

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