Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mid Reef
19 April, 2024
- Team Leader
- Nikole Heath / Matt Larson
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 24 lbs (measured)
26.773333, -80.011067
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mid Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Black Flag Charters (Pirates Obsession)
- City
- West Palm Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 April, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.773333
Longitude: -80.011067
- Weather Conditions
-
windy / rough seas
- Survey Depth Range
- 60–80 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 750000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 19 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 8 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| fiberglass | 7 |
Additional Information
Fishing Line - Wrecks are shared by divers and fisherman. Close to inlet and shallow, local fisherman frequent site. Fishing charters and private vessels vastly outnumber dive operations 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
Reel it in for the Reef Event - Save the Sea Turtles Foundation / Debris Free Oceans
Force-E Scuba posted AMAZING reel on their instagram documenting this dive against debris aboard Black Flag Charters!
