Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Horseshoe and Dry Rocks
29 August, 2021
- Team Leader
- Michael Creese
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 150 lbs (estimated)
25.08362, -8017641
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Horseshoe and Dry Rocks
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Island Ventures
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 29 August, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 100 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.08362
Longitude: -8017641
- Weather Conditions
-
SSE 25 knts
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–25 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plastic Fragments | 11 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| SCUBA Weights | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 12 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 4 |
| Toys | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Anchors | 2 |
| Fishing hooks | 3 |
Additional Information
Tourism, Boaters, Storms
Whistle
Rope
Trap debris
Anchors
Comments and Feedback
A group of 7 divers helped to clear the debris field north of Horseshoe, many feet of trap line and general trap debris. We also cleared the area North West of Key Largo rocks. We recovered general trap debris line and anchors..
