Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Fisherman's Folly
10 March, 2019
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 19
- Total Debris Collected
- 47 lbs (measured)
24.8382, -80.633133
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Fisherman's Folly
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 10 March, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.8382
Longitude: -80.633133
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 30–50 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 27 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 11 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 11 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Anchor | 1 |
| Fishing weights | 7 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma as well as ongoing commercial and recreational fishing
Monofilament
Hooks
Rope
