Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Cuban Freighter
19 May, 2019
- Team Leader
- Madeline Kaufman
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 116 lbs (measured)
25.676483, -80.10101
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Cuban Freighter
- Organization/Dive Centre
- South Beach Divers
- City
- Miami
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 May, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.676483
Longitude: -80.10101
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 10 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 6 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 10 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Dive flag | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
Great Dive Against Debris with Jack and Hannah from Project Aware, and individuals from the Ocean Conservancy!
