Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Baghram Dive Site, West Palm Beach Florida
16 December, 2017
- Team Leader
- Stephen Frederick
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 lbs (estimated)
26.719505, -80.024117
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Baghram Dive Site, West Palm Beach Florida
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 16 December, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 68 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.719505
Longitude: -80.024117
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm surface conditions, mild current
- Survey Depth Range
- 64–79 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 600 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Golf Balls | 7 |
Additional Information
No specific event tied to waste. Large amounts of fishing line, 1/2"-/1" rope, anchors, cloth, anchors, large metal food cans, large sections of wood and fiberglass fragments
Golf balls
Fishing Line
Rope
Metal Cans
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