Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hunter Spring
19 January, 2024
- Team Leader
- Kenneth Milby
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 16 lbs (estimated)
28.894653044834, -82.592750403455
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hunter Spring
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Seadaddys Dive Center
- City
- Crystal river
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 January, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 28.894653044834
Longitude: -82.592750403455
- Weather Conditions
-
Cloudy cold water clarity 15 ft
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–14 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 800 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Public swim area srping
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 24 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 11 |
| Fishing: Line | 9 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 9 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| unidentified | 12 lbs steel bar |
Additional Information
People public beach area
Steel bar
snorkel equipment
plastic bottle
Comments and Feedback
City should regulate the dabris carried to the beach area springs in crystal are home to manatees during the winter months and could swallow dabrise
This area is a warming area for manatees during the winter months.Dabris could be harmful as well as human interaction could cause animal to leave area that could potentually save them from hypothermia.The crystal river area is a major tourism hub and this area is the only area which isnt regulated for people just walking in to the spring and harassing and loosing trash and other item and is why i surveyed this area
