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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Florida Keys Community College Lagoon

8 December, 2013

Team Leader
Lana Sielski
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
35 lbs (estimated)

24.58372, -81.745523

Survey Information

Location Name
Florida Keys Community College Lagoon
Organization/Dive Centre
Florida Keys Community College 21367
City
Key West
Country
United States
Date
8 December, 2013
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.58372
Longitude: -81.745523
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
10–40 feet
Area Surveyed
35600 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
mangroves
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 2
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
metal materials collected
Pipes & Rebar 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 2
Wood Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
other materials collected
Traffic Cone 1
Tape 1
Regulator purge cover 1
wood trim 1

traffic cone

ropes and lines - could entangle animals

plastic bags - animals could eat it

plastic utensils - animals could eat it

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