Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hillsboro Reef Mooring Balls #235618
11 January, 2023
- Team Leader
- Josh Keyser
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.5 lbs (estimated)
26.3024, -80.0724
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hillsboro Reef Mooring Balls #235618
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Hillsboro Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 11 January, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 48 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.3024
Longitude: -80.0724
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny, winds NE at 6-8mph
- Survey Depth Range
- 35–48 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 5620 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Golf balls | 2 |
Additional Information
Yes
Golf balls
Fishing line
Plastics
Lost dive gear
Comments and Feedback
Removed one juvenile Lion Fish
More than usual amount of land / vegetation debris from Hurricane Nichol. Coral bleaching seems to have improved with cooler water temperatures.
