Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hillsboro Ledge
3 August, 2013
- Team Leader
- Karen Bohnsack
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 1 lbs (estimated)
26.301067, -80.066983
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hillsboro Ledge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sunstar Aquatic Services
- City
- Deerfield Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 3 August, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 63 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.301067
Longitude: -80.066983
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 30–45 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 37000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- Hardbottom
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Umbrella | 1 |
| Golf ball | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
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.
