Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Davey Crocker
21 January, 2022
- Team Leader
- Seanna Knight
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 lbs (estimated)
24.9142, -80.51611
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Davey Crocker
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Florida Keys Dive Center
- City
- Tavernier
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 21 January, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.9142
Longitude: -80.51611
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–25 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | Nurse Shark |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Type of Debris | Fishing hooks and monofilament |
| Comments | The nurse shark had multiple hooks in it's mouth as well as approximately 3 feet of line hanging from those hooks. The hooks and line were not able to be removed from the shark. |
