Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Turtle Harbor
8 June, 2022
- Team Leader
- Jesus Gudino
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 145.5 lbs (measured)
25.312180402982, -80.195344897272
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Turtle Harbor
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Dive Shop at Ocean Reef Club
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 8 June, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.312180402982
Longitude: -80.195344897272
- Weather Conditions
-
tropical storms, thunderstorms, high wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 350 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 19 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Monofilament | 1 |
| Lobster Trap Line | 1 |
Additional Information
Lobster Trap Line 580 ft Monofilament 100 ft
Comments and Feedback
We are curious whether you know if anybody else picked up a couple derelict lobster traps off Turtle Reef/Harbor since our last dive on 5/19/22? You may recall that we were able to remove 4 derelict traps on our previous trips but ran out of time and had to leave 3 behind. Then, of course, we had a couple storms since then, and when we returned on 6/8 we were only able to locate one trap (which was in the same position as last trip). Hopefully you have the good news that another crew picked them up, otherwise, the search will continue...Please do let us know!
