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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS450 - FKCC Lagoon

3 December, 2020

Team Leader
Curtiss Carter
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
16 lbs (estimated)

24.58372, -81.745523

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS450 - FKCC Lagoon
Organization/Dive Centre
College of the Florida Keys
City
Key West
Country
United States
Date
3 December, 2020
Survey Duration
37 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.58372
Longitude: -81.745523
Weather Conditions
Windy and overcast
Survey Depth Range
7–35 feet
Area Surveyed
3155 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
mangroves
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Plastic Fragments 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 15
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1

None

Mooring Line

Food Wrappers

Plastic Bottles

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