Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Cross Current Barge and Toy Box
19 April, 2024
- Team Leader
- Rick Newman
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 23 lbs (measured)
26.7615, -80.021
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Cross Current Barge and Toy Box
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Palm Beach Scuba
- City
- West Palm Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 April, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.7615
Longitude: -80.021
- Weather Conditions
-
windy / rough seas
- Survey Depth Range
- 40–60 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 200000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- Wreck & Artificial Reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 12 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 35 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Claw Anchor and Chain | 1 |
Additional Information
Fishing Line - Wrecks are shared by divers and fisherman. Close to inlet and shallow, local fisherman frequent site. Fishing charters outnumber dive operations by ALOT in Palm Beach County.
Aluminum Cans = discarded when out on boats or washed out from inlet. Most being beer or alcohol cans
Comments and Feedback
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