Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Alhambra
18 July, 2023
- Team Leader
- Brooke
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 lbs (estimated)
27.094547532123, -82.46218019866
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Alhambra
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sarasota Ocean Preservers
- City
- Sarasota
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 18 July, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 140 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.094547532123
Longitude: -82.46218019866
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 73483.4 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Stone crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Aluminum can |
| Comments | Can had to be cut open to release crab |
Additional Information
Recent storm
Dive flag
Derelict traps
Rope from crab traps
Cans
Comments and Feedback
Crab traps could not be removed due to permit rule
