Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Cayman Salvage Master
20 April, 2016
- Team Leader
- Shana Kent
- Number of Participants
- 19
- Total Debris Collected
- 24.4 lbs (measured)
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Cayman Salvage Master
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Florida Keys Community College
- City
- Key West
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 20 April, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 318 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude:
Longitude:
- Weather Conditions
-
20+ knots out of the East, 3-4 ft inside the reef, 5-6 outside the reef.
- Survey Depth Range
- 72–95 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 5922 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- wreck site that sits in sand with few small coral heads surrounding it
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 9 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 16 |
Additional Information
Fishermen frequent this wreck site, we are not surprised at the amount of monofilament accumulated. The club only had time to remove about 25% of the actual amount of debris. We plan to revisit the wreck in the near future.
Monofilament - entanglement
Rope - entanglement
