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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Horseshoe Reef

3 August, 2013

Team Leader
Karen Bohnsack
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
30 lbs (estimated)

26.619483, -80.022483

Survey Information

Location Name
Horseshoe Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Narcosis Dive Charters
City
Riviera Beach
Country
United States
Date
3 August, 2013
Survey Duration
56 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.619483
Longitude: -80.022483
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
45–60 feet
Area Surveyed
25000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
Hardbottom
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 16
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 28
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 36
Pipes & Rebar 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 17
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Golf ball 1

This dive was part of the 3rd Annual Southeast Florida Reef Cleanup, hosted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. This event included numerous dive opportunities aboard local dive charter boats in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties. Each dive will be reported separately.

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