Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sponge Slope
8 April, 2025
- Team Leader
- Morgan Gardner
- Number of Participants
- 18
- Total Debris Collected
- 39 lbs (measured)
24.9154333, -80.49858333
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sponge Slope
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 8 April, 2025
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.9154333
Longitude: -80.49858333
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 45–75 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 50 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 200 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| anchor | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
1 anchor, 2 glass bottles, 1 large piece of glass, 4 fishing hooks, and approximately 200ft of rope and 50ft of fishing line
