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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
14 lbs (measured)

26.616667, -80.022833

Survey Information

Location Name
Horseshoe Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Dolphin Sun Dive Carters
City
Lantana
Country
United States
Date
3 August, 2013
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.616667
Longitude: -80.022833
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
47–55 feet
Area Surveyed
19000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
Hardbottom
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 23
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 18
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
other materials collected
Sunglasses 2
Fiberglass boat piece 1
Hair tie 1
Golf balls 3

Golf balls


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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