Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Carys Fort Reef South
5 May, 2022
- Team Leader
- Dan Dawson
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 265 lbs (estimated)
25.165117260866, -80.380304618466
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Carys Fort Reef South
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Horizon Divers
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 5 May, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 180 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.165117260866
Longitude: -80.380304618466
- Weather Conditions
-
Flat calm seas, no current and 80ft of visibility
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Baby Lobsters |
| Number Entangled | 20 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Ghost Net |
| Comments | We went through the netting and took out all pod the baby lobsters and released them back to the ocean! |
Additional Information
No, the netting was pretty old!
