Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Goal Clean Seas Pre-Assigned GPS off FRENCH Reef
17 August, 2023
- Team Leader
- Jennifer Kerr
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 39 lbs (estimated)
25.037386, -80.343342
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Goal Clean Seas Pre-Assigned GPS off FRENCH Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sail Fish Scuba
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 17 August, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 52 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.037386
Longitude: -80.343342
- Weather Conditions
-
ENE winds 10 -15 knots, 2-3 feet seas, viz 20 -40 feet, mild to moderate current, water temp 87F.
- Survey Depth Range
- 56–74 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 600 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 30 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
Additional Information
This is a big Reef Fishing area for commercial fishing and private boat fishing and all this debris came from fishing persons.
2'x2' chunk of thick metal plating.
monofil fishing line & hooks
