Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Deep Benwood
30 August, 2022
- Team Leader
- Jen Pollom
- Number of Participants
- 11
- Total Debris Collected
- 105 lbs (measured)
25.049034, -80.334521
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Deep Benwood
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Rainbow Reef Dive Center/ FKNMS
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 30 August, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 35 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.049034
Longitude: -80.334521
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 60–80 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 10377 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 9 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Anchor and chain | 1 |
| Boat hook | 1 |
Additional Information
Boating
Intact boat hook
Plastic
Rope
Monofilament
Comments and Feedback
Chose to do a second dive on this site because derelict lobster pots were seen at the end of the first dive. We were unable to locate them on our second attempt
