Dive Against Debris Data Submission
China Barge (Corridor Wreck Trek)
19 April, 2024
- Team Leader
- Sydney Lineberger
- Number of Participants
- 20
- Total Debris Collected
- 88 lbs (measured)
26.788333, -80.016
Survey Information
- Location Name
- China Barge (Corridor Wreck Trek)
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Kyalami Scuba Club
- City
- West Palm Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 April, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.788333
Longitude: -80.016
- Weather Conditions
-
windy / rough seas. sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 60–90 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 299998 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- Wreck / Artificial Reef
- Ecosystem
- Wreck / Artificial Reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 45 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 21 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 7 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 29 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 8 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Toys | 2 |
Additional Information
Fishing Line = Wrecks and reefs are shared by divers and fisherman, especially sites near the inlet. Fishing charters and private vessels vastly outnumber dive operations in Palm Beach County.
Fishing sinkers, lures, and hooks = local fisherman use site and hook the wreck/reef, cutting their line…leaving the fishing line and hardware on the site.
Aluminum Cans = discarded when out on boats or washed out from inlet. Most being beer or alcohol cans
Comments and Feedback
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