Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS33 - Molasses Reef
22 April, 2016
- Team Leader
- Kirk McFarlin
- Number of Participants
- 60
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 lbs (estimated)
25.015194, -80.374194
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS33 - Molasses Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Rainbow Reef Dive Center
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 22 April, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 200 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.015194
Longitude: -80.374194
- Weather Conditions
-
High winds and bumpy seas were the story for all of last week. Air Temperature ranged form 71 as a low to 82 as a high. Water temperature as 77.
- Survey Depth Range
- 17–32 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 103306 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
Additional Information
Aside from the rough seas, nothing could have helped us find more debris at Molasses Reef. We dive this reef nearly daily and all our guides and instructors continuously clean this site of any debris found. The USCG Duane is outside the sanctuary and fishing is allowed so we had a lot of tangled fishing line we took up
A dive knife! Its mine now.
metal fishing leads
