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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Dive Against Debris - Mullet Hole

19 December, 2015

Team Leader
Dawn M Holrath
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
18 lbs (estimated)

28.918656, -82.631774

Survey Information

Location Name
Dive Against Debris - Mullet Hole
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Crystal River
Country
United States
Date
19 December, 2015
Survey Duration
68 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.918656
Longitude: -82.631774
Weather Conditions
Warm, some rain made water quite murky
Survey Depth Range
5–18 feet
Area Surveyed
42270.5 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 12
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 10
Fishing: Line 40
Straws, Stirrers 6
Cigarette Filters 25
Rope (plastic/nylon) 10
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 18

No particular event, but this is a very popular local fishing location.

1/2 of a blue barrel

Cans and Bottles


This will be a good site to revisit.

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