Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sand Island
14 October, 2017
- Team Leader
- Joel B. Adams
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 lbs (estimated)
25.018876, -80.379199
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sand Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Rainbow Reef Dive Center
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 14 October, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.018876
Longitude: -80.379199
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 12–24 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 250 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 7 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
Broken lobster pot that yielded shambled wood with staples and likely the same as the rope.
rope
Fishing line
Plastic fragments
Rubber fragments
