Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Cheeca Rocks
5 September, 2021
- Team Leader
- Alyssa Panzer
- Number of Participants
- 19
- Total Debris Collected
- 55 lbs (measured)
24.900733, -80.617617
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Cheeca Rocks
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 5 September, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.900733
Longitude: -80.617617
- Weather Conditions
-
calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 13–15 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 400 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 17 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 7 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 9 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 6 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| plastic cash tray | 1 |
| plastic lobster trap door entrance | 4 |
| anchor and chain | 1 |
Additional Information
cash tray
fishing debris
plastic trash
anchors
