Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Breakers Reef - Trenches (front)
19 April, 2024
- Team Leader
- Larry Wood
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 13.3 lbs (measured)
26.7055, -80.015233
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Breakers Reef - Trenches (front)
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Narcosis Dive Company
- City
- West Palm Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 April, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.7055
Longitude: -80.015233
- Weather Conditions
-
windy / rough seas
- Survey Depth Range
- 46–60 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 300000 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 | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| GPS Beason | 1 |
Additional Information
GPS Beacon / Radio
Fishing Line = Wrecks are shared by divers and fisherman. Fishing charters and private vessels vastly outnumber dive operations in Palm Beach County.
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.
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
