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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Newfound Harbor SPA

7 May, 2022

Team Leader
Kama Cannon
Number of Participants
17
Total Debris Collected
100 lbs (estimated)

24.63287930388, -80.616666666667

Survey Information

Location Name
Newfound Harbor SPA
Organization/Dive Centre
DiveN2Life
City
Summerland Key
Country
United States
Date
7 May, 2022
Survey Duration
80 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.63287930388
Longitude: -80.616666666667
Weather Conditions
Winds 10-15 mph
Rain in the evenings
Survey Depth Range
3–20 feet
Area Surveyed
9754.81 ft2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
SCUBA Weights 1
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 10
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 2
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Lobsters
Number Entangled 10
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Derelict Trap
Comments An additional lobster was dead and released to the ocean.

A decorative bamboo furnishing

rope


We did not include the 510 feet of rope in the total weight.

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