Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Carries Reef
17 October, 2021
- Team Leader
- Michael Creese
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 120 lbs (estimated)
25.10092, -80.15998
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Carries Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Island Ventures
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 17 October, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.10092
Longitude: -80.15998
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balloons | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 14 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 36 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 6 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 17 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Grids | 3 |
Additional Information
Hurricane
Balloon
Ghost lobster traps associated debris
Comments and Feedback
A group of 8 volunteer divers helped to clear the debris field north of Horseshoe reef of 1 complete ghost trap, many feet of trap line and general trap debris. We also started to clear an unnamed reef of debris at 25.10.092N 080.15.998W. there is a great deal of debris on this reef and will take a number of visits to clear it.
