Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Alligator Reef #0
19 July, 2023
- Team Leader
- Mariel R
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 2.5 lbs (estimated)
24.84526667, -80.62406667
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Alligator Reef #0
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sea Base
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 July, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 53 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.84526667
Longitude: -80.62406667
- Weather Conditions
-
calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–27 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | Nurse Shark |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | fishing line |
| Comments | Did not mess with, appeared unharmed |
Additional Information
Zip ties
