Dive Against Debris Data Submission
South Sound Creek (Mangroves)
22 April, 2017
- Team Leader
- Jack Fishman
- Number of Participants
- 25
- Total Debris Collected
- 250 lbs (measured)
25.104939, -80.407862
Survey Information
- Location Name
- South Sound Creek (Mangroves)
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Rainbow Reef Dive Center
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 22 April, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.104939
Longitude: -80.407862
- Weather Conditions
-
High waves 7 feet
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–18 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 122.25 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- mangroves
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 85 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 9 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 30 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 16 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 50 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 15 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 16 |
| Wood Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 20 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crab |
| Number Entangled | 5 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Anchor rope |
| Comments | Crabs were released free of harm |
Additional Information
Time allowing tides to absorb much debris flowing in over time.
Dive flag
Plastic bottles
Aluminum cans
Anchor/boat rope
Comments and Feedback
This event was our fist collaboration with the diving community. We removed many pounds of debris thanks to the support of many great diving organizations
Mangroves are shallow debris havens. Debris piles high here and must be found and tackled often!
