Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sand Box
25 November, 2018
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 21
- Total Debris Collected
- 170 lbs (measured)
24.4857, -80.40532
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sand Box
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 25 November, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.4857
Longitude: -80.40532
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, no storms
- Survey Depth Range
- 35–50 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 50 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 | 25 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 7 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 7 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 14 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 18 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber traffic cone | 1 |
| Lobster net frame - aluminum | 1 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma, commercial and recreational fishing
Traffic cone
Lobster traps
Fishing line
Crab traps
