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Kylie's Reef

24 November, 2019

Team Leader
Cortney Benson
Number of Participants
17
Total Debris Collected
446 lbs (measured)

24.89736, -80.61562

Survey Information

Location Name
Kylie's Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Key Dives/FKNMS
City
Islamorada
Country
United States
Date
24 November, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.89736
Longitude: -80.61562
Weather Conditions
calm
Survey Depth Range
15–18 feet
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Fishing: Line 29
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 5
wood materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 58
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 4
other materials collected
Trolling Motor 1

Ongoing commercial and recreational fishing

Trolling motor

anchor and trap line

derelict crab and lobster traps

fishing line

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