Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sand Box
14 September, 2018
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 23
- Total Debris Collected
- 357 lbs (measured)
24.4863, -80.40656
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sand Box
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 14 September, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.4863
Longitude: -80.40656
- Weather Conditions
-
Light thunderstorms
- Survey Depth Range
- 30–47 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2316 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 17 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 31 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 12 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 72 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 2 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 70 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Ruber traffic cone | 2 |
| Aluminum framing | 1 |
| Tin roofing | 1 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma and commercial and recreational fishing
Traffic cones and tin roofing
Fishing lines
Crab traps debris
Lobster trap debris
