Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Ana Cecilia Wreck
19 April, 2024
- Team Leader
- Nikole Heath / Matt Larson
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 11 lbs (measured)
26.7843, -80.0016
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ana Cecilia Wreck
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Black Flag Charters (Pirates Obsession)
- City
- West Palm Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 April, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 58 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.7843
Longitude: -80.0016
- Weather Conditions
-
windy / rough seas
- Survey Depth Range
- 60–90 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 650000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Wreck / Artificial Reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 18 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 9 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 1 |
| Clothing | 1 |
Additional Information
Fishing Line - Wrecks are shared by divers and fisherman. 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
Fishing sinkers, lures, and hooks - local fisherman use site and hook the wreck, cutting their line…leaving the fishing line and hardware on the site.
Comments and Feedback
Reel it in for the Reef Event - Save the Sea Turtles Foundation / Debris Free Oceans
