Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Ana Cecilia
19 April, 2024
- Team Leader
- Rick Newman
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 21.6 lbs (measured)
26.784306, -80.001611
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ana Cecilia
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Palm Beach Scuba
- City
- West Palm Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 April, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.784306
Longitude: -80.001611
- Weather Conditions
-
windy / rough seas
- Survey Depth Range
- 60–90 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 520000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- Wrecks and Artificial Reef Site
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 9 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
Additional Information
Fishing Line - Wrecks are shared by divers and fisherman. Close to inlet and shallow, local fisherman frequent site. conflict in user groups.
Aluminum Cans = discarded when out on boats or washed out from inlet
Comments and Feedback
Reel it in for the Reef Event - Save the Sea Turtles Foundation / Debris Free Oceans
