Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Horseshoe Reef
19 April, 2024
- Team Leader
- Analisa Duran
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 lbs (measured)
26.607333, -80.008667
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Horseshoe Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Stuart Scuba (Little Deeper)
- City
- West Palm Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 April, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.607333
Longitude: -80.008667
- Weather Conditions
-
windy / rough seas. sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 45–68 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 250000 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 | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Balls | 10 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 21 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Anchor | 1 |
Additional Information
Fishing sinkers, lures, and hooks = local fisherman use site and hook the wreck/reef, cutting their line…leaving the fishing line and hardware on the site.
Aluminum Cans = discarded when out on boats or washed out from inlet. Most being beer or alcohol cans
Comments and Feedback
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