Dive Against Debris Data Submission
The Trench
7 February, 2021
- Team Leader
- Alyssa Panzer
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 13 lbs (measured)
24.873283, -80.5713
Survey Information
- Location Name
- The Trench
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 7 February, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 38 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.873283
Longitude: -80.5713
- Weather Conditions
-
windy 20+ knot winds for a few days, calm for a few days, silty visibility (30 ft)
- Survey Depth Range
- 45–65 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 300 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 6 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| anchor chain | 1 |
Additional Information
Ongoing commercial and recreational fishing
fishing line
