Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Shasha (Governor's Riverwalk)
19 April, 2024
- Team Leader
- Karen Holloway-Adkins
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 12.35 lbs (measured)
26.751233, -80.0099
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Shasha (Governor's Riverwalk)
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ocean Quest Scuba Charters (Sandy's Sunday)
- City
- West Palm Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 April, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.751233
Longitude: -80.0099
- Weather Conditions
-
windy / rough seas. sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 73–90 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 8000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- Wreck / Artificial Reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 30 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 25 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Electrical Box | 1 |
| Chain | 1 |
Additional Information
Fishing Line = Wrecks and reefs are shared by divers and fisherman, especially sites near the inlet. 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/reef, cutting their line…leaving the fishing line and hardware on the site.
Rope = possibly cut from anchors or lobster traps
Comments and Feedback
Reel it in for the Reef Event - National Save the Sea Turtles Foundation / Debris Free Oceans
