Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Molasses Reef (Aquarium Site)
9 May, 2018
- Team Leader
- Steven Rodenhizer
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 4 lbs (estimated)
25.003, -80.22899
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Molasses Reef (Aquarium Site)
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Rainbow Reef Dive Centre
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 9 May, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 44 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.003
Longitude: -80.22899
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny, slight wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 45 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Debris Items Collected
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Sacrificial anode "zinc anode" | 1 |
Additional Information
Tour boat zinc anode rusted off
Zinc anode
Shallow water waves
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