Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Cheeca Rocks
1 August, 2021
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 20
- Total Debris Collected
- 22 lbs (measured)
24.900733, -80.617617
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Cheeca Rocks
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 1 August, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.900733
Longitude: -80.617617
- Weather Conditions
-
calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–18 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
plastic materials collected | |
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Fishing: Line | 9 |
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
Syringes (plastic) | 1 |
metal materials collected | |
---|---|
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
rubber materials collected | |
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Rubber Bands | 1 |
wood materials collected | |
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Wood Fragments | 5 |
cloth materials collected | |
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Rope And String (cloth) | 7 |
other materials collected | |
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cloth buff | 1 |
Additional Information
Fishing and snorkeling
antibiotic syringe used for coral disease
Fishing gear
Snorkel gear
trap pieces