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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Caymen Salvage Wreck

14 November, 2016

Team Leader
Shana Kent
Number of Participants
17
Total Debris Collected
22.2 lbs (measured)

24.4535, -81.7663333333333

Survey Information

Location Name
Caymen Salvage Wreck
Organization/Dive Centre
Captains Corner Dive Center / FKCC Scuba Club
City
Key West
Country
United States
Date
14 November, 2016
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.4535
Longitude: -81.7663333333333
Weather Conditions
Sunny, Mild Winds, Light Periodic Rains Mild Currents
Survey Depth Range
68–86 feet
Area Surveyed
8000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
WRECK
Ecosystem
WRECK
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 46
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Plastic Fragments 4
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 12
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 6

THE WEEK PRIOR WAS THE SPEED BOAT RACES - INCREASED TRAFFIC AND MORE FISHING CHARTERS RUNNING

FISHING LINE

FISHING LURES

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