Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sand Hole
26 August, 2018
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 23
- Total Debris Collected
- 148 lbs (measured)
24.48154, -80.40887
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sand Hole
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 26 August, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.48154
Longitude: -80.40887
- Weather Conditions
-
Flat Seas and sunshine
- Survey Depth Range
- 40–50 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 300 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 | 9 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 5 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 22 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Anchor | 1 |
Additional Information
Commercial fishing
Crab traps
Fishing line
Lobster trap debris
