Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Rock Ledge, Gulf Of Mexico
20 June, 2018
- Team Leader
- Derek Akers
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 lbs (estimated)
28.369425778777, -83.14430111816
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Rock Ledge, Gulf Of Mexico
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scuba West
- City
- Hudson
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 20 June, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 28.369425778777
Longitude: -83.14430111816
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 40–45 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 20 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 6 |
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| anchor | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
Spot we normally dive and occasionally fish, looks like trash was dumped recently so we did an impromptu cleanup of the area, found an anchor and numerous bottles/ cans.
