Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS59 - Snapper Ledge
14 October, 2016
- Team Leader
- Chase Pruitt
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 lbs (estimated)
24.981194, -80.422154
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS59 - Snapper Ledge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Rainbow Reef Dive Center
- City
- key largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 14 October, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.981194
Longitude: -80.422154
- Weather Conditions
-
some waves present
- Survey Depth Range
- 12–28 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 6 |
Additional Information
fishing is ALLOWED on this site, which causes lots of debris to be found here.
Comments and Feedback
this site is dived often in our routine. We find debris here consistently due to legal fishing practices. Some careless efforts result in marine debris
