Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Teardrop
13 August, 2016
- Team Leader
- Kristi Kerrigan
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 lbs (measured)
26.689133, -80.018917
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Teardrop
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Paradise Below Diving
- City
- Riviera Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 13 August, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.689133
Longitude: -80.018917
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 48–57 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 80000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- soft coral/rock
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| metal pole and dive flag | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Gorgonian |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Type of Debris | Monofilament, large land-based plant |
| Comments | mono and a large land-based plant wrapped around gorgonians |
Additional Information
Lantern
