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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Carysfort/Turtle Rocks

19 July, 2018

Team Leader
Marlies Tumolo
Number of Participants
24
Total Debris Collected
520 lbs (measured)

25.2212305, -80.2114387

Survey Information

Location Name
Carysfort/Turtle Rocks
Organization/Dive Centre
Horizon Divers/FKNMS
City
Key Largo
Country
United States
Date
19 July, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.2212305
Longitude: -80.2114387
Weather Conditions
sunny
Survey Depth Range
12–70 feet
Area Surveyed
50 ft2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Fishing: Line 68
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 16
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Plastic Fragments 5
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 8
wood materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 68
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 6

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