Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Dry Rocks Nov 2018 /FKNMS
25 November, 2018
- Team Leader
- Michael Creese
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 420 lbs (measured)
25.126555, -80.285852
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Dry Rocks Nov 2018 /FKNMS
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Island Ventures
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 25 November, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 113 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.126555
Longitude: -80.285852
- Weather Conditions
-
Wind 10-15 knots
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2639 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma 2017
6ft PVC pipe with wires and rope inside.
Lobster traps - Danger to marine life and damage to coral
Line/wire - Danger to marine life and damage to coral
rope - Danger to marine life and damage to coral
