Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Gilbert Sea (Governor's Riverwalk)
19 April, 2024
- Team Leader
- Karen Holloway-Adkins
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 lbs (measured)
26.753183, -80.010367
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Gilbert Sea (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: 26.753183
Longitude: -80.010367
- Weather Conditions
-
windy / rough seas. sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 68–90 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 8000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- Wreck / Artificial Reef
- 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 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 28 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 3 |
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 4 |
Additional Information
Marine Electrical Box
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.
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.
Comments and Feedback
Reel it in for the Reef Event - National Save the Sea Turtles Foundation / Debris Free Oceans
