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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Spud Barge/Atlantis

29 April, 2018

Team Leader
Tito Oliveras
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
2 lbs (estimated)

26.796333, 80.017717

Survey Information

Location Name
Spud Barge/Atlantis
Organization/Dive Centre
Pura Vida Divers
City
Singer Island
Country
United States
Date
29 April, 2018
Survey Duration
35 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.796333
Longitude: 80.017717
Weather Conditions
Windy and Rainy
Survey Depth Range
75–75 feet
Area Surveyed
300 ft2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Balls 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1

no

Cans and bottles from people drinking

fishing line due to numerous people fishing

trash from people throwing it overboard rather than dispoing of it properly

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