Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Crater
27 October, 2019
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 21
- Total Debris Collected
- 58 lbs (measured)
24.832767, -80.638167
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Crater
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 27 October, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.832767
Longitude: -80.638167
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 45–53 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- 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 | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 22 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 9 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 9 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 17 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 2 |
Additional Information
Ongoing commercial and recreational fishing
Rope
Monofilament
Lobster trap debris
