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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Trash Derby 5

4 May, 2024

Team Leader
Michael Ryan
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
157.7 lbs (measured)

24.805278, -80.657222

Survey Information

Location Name
Trash Derby 5
Organization/Dive Centre
Key Dives
City
Islamorada
Country
United States
Date
4 May, 2024
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.805278
Longitude: -80.657222
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
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 10
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1

1 piece of trap concrete, 3 pieces of trap wood, beer can, piece of sheet metal, 2 anchors and chains, glass bottle, deep sea lure, 350' of trap rope, 2 metal trap pieces, 300' of monofilament line, 10 metal leaders

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