Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Delray Ledge (South end)
13 August, 2016
- Team Leader
- Kristi Kerrigan
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 18.5 lbs (estimated)
26.467403638443624, -80.04810601472855
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Delray Ledge (South end)
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Loggerhead Divers / Sea to Shore Alliance
- City
- Boynton Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 13 August, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.467403638443624
Longitude: -80.04810601472855
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 45–65 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- Soft coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 33 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 11 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 18 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 5 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 10 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Window screen | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Coral, sponges, gorgonian |
| Number Entangled | 5 |
| Type of Debris | Monofilament |
| Comments | Line wrapped around reef and cutting into benthic organisms. |
Comments and Feedback
Items too large to remove: 50 ft long iron pipe and lobster cage
