Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Conch Wall
15 November, 2017
- Team Leader
- Jack Fishman
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 135 lbs (measured)
24.961361, -80.4510945
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Conch Wall
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Rainbow Reef Dive Center
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 15 November, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.961361
Longitude: -80.4510945
- Weather Conditions
-
1-2 foot waves
- Survey Depth Range
- 50–90 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 244.525 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 35 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| SCUBA Weights | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 17 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Anchor | 3 |
Additional Information
Poor fishing practices
Large accumulation of anchors
Anchor ropes
Fishing line
Comments and Feedback
We were able to do this dive on a staff promotion
