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Kylie's Reef

8 December, 2019

Team Leader
Cortney Benson
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
145 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
8 December, 2019
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.89736
Longitude: -80.61562
Weather Conditions
calm
Survey Depth Range
15–18 feet
Area Surveyed
75 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 11
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Fishing: Traps & Pots 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 16
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 27
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 7
other materials collected
Metal house corner stripping 1
plastic lobster trap door entrance 2

Ongoing commercial and recreational fishing

White Claw beverage can

anchor and trap rope

fishing line

fishing traps

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