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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

14 Rainbow Dr, Key Largo, FL 33037-3209

12 February, 2017

Team Leader
Brittany Parker
Number of Participants
35
Total Debris Collected
1149 lbs (measured)

25.190253, -80.35179

Survey Information

Location Name
14 Rainbow Dr, Key Largo, FL 33037-3209
Organization/Dive Centre
Marine Lab Education Center
City
Key Largo
Country
United States
Date
12 February, 2017
Survey Duration
160 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.190253
Longitude: -80.35179
Weather Conditions
Calm, mangroves not in ocean
Survey Depth Range
0–0 feet
Area Surveyed
2000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
mangroves
Ecosystem
mangroves
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 200
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 150
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1000
Cigarette Lighters 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 200
Fishing: Line 60
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 200
Food Wrappers (plastic) 40
Toothbrushes 10
Plastic Fragments 4000
Rope (plastic/nylon) 100
glass materials collected
Fluorescent Light Tubes 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 20
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 25
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
rubber materials collected
Condoms 2
Rubber Fragments 200
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 25
Wood Fragments 20
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 100
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 40

High Tides bringing debris across the ocean into the inland area. Over time it accumulated immensely

Cuban Raft!!!


We are excited to announce a new wave of intercostal cleanups here in the florida keys! We have removed over 4000 lbs of debris just from our mangroves since its inception in September!

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