Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hillsboro Reef Mooring Balls (South Buoy)
4 May, 2023
- Team Leader
- Josh Keyser
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 lbs (estimated)
26.2833, -79.9333
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hillsboro Reef Mooring Balls (South Buoy)
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Hillsboro Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 4 May, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.2833
Longitude: -79.9333
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm and sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 33–48 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 20000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| aluminum fishing landing net | 1 |
| half of fishing pole | 1 |
Additional Information
Site is used for fishing
Old fishing landing net.
Fishing line and hooks
Comments and Feedback
2 Lionfish removed
The site's overall condition of coral looks to have rebounded from the large amount of bleaching that was occurring in September & October of 2022.
