Dive Against Debris Data Submission
The Mound
10 October, 2018
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 215 lbs (measured)
24.50466, -80.37366
Survey Information
- Location Name
- The Mound
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 10 October, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 86 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.50466
Longitude: -80.37366
- Weather Conditions
-
Stormy and 4-6ft waves
- Survey Depth Range
- 55–90 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 50 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 16 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 16 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 6 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 18 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber coated cable | 1 |
| Plastic umbrella pole | 1 |
| BB gun | 1 |
| Chain grapple | 1 |
| Anchor | 6 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma and commercial and recreational fishing
Pink BB gun
Lobster trap line
Anchors
Monofilament
