Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Trash Derby 4
4 May, 2024
- Team Leader
- Michael Ryan
- Number of Participants
- 19
- Total Debris Collected
- 185 lbs (measured)
24.987222, -80.68
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Trash Derby 4
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 4 May, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.987222
Longitude: -80.68
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 35–85 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 19 |
Comments and Feedback
600' of rope, 300' of monofilament fishing line, 2 buoys, 20 pieces of wood from traps, 2 large ghost nets (approx 500 sq ft) with weights along the bottom
