Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sanctuary Reef, Pompano Beach, FL
14 August, 2011
- Team Leader
- Nikole Ordway
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 lbs (estimated)
26.194877, -80.002441
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sanctuary Reef, Pompano Beach, FL
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Force-E Dive Centers
- City
- Pompano Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 14 August, 2011
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.194877
Longitude: -80.002441
- Weather Conditions
-
sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 42–50 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 9000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| banana peel | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
It was interesting at this site, not a lot of trash or fish out on the reef. Also there was a strong current.
