Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Looe Key SPA
17 April, 2021
- Team Leader
- Kama Cannon
- Number of Participants
- 19
- Total Debris Collected
- 300 lbs (estimated)
24.541830555556, -80.596002777778
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Looe Key SPA
- Organization/Dive Centre
- DiveN2Life/Looe Key Dive Center
- City
- Ramrod Key
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 17 April, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 180 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.541830555556
Longitude: -80.596002777778
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy, but pleasant.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 250000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 51 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 22 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 6 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Sergeant Major |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Bait Trap |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Lobsters |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Trap |
| Comments | A pregnant female (eggs intact) was removed from a trap. She was already dead. Lucy placed her in the sea grass. |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Lobsters |
| Number Entangled | 10 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Trap |
| Comments | Released unharmed from trap. |
Additional Information
Fishing
A metal bathroom drain pipe.
Ropes
Lines
lobster traps
