Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DEEP SE French FWC Contract Site
16 August, 2023
- Team Leader
- Jennifer Kerr
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 400 lbs (estimated)
25.029437, -80.351743
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DEEP SE French FWC Contract Site
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sail Fish Scuba
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 16 August, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 93 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.029437
Longitude: -80.351743
- Weather Conditions
-
Light winds 10 knots 1-2+ feet seas. Light rain with a thunderstorm yesterday late in the day.
- Survey Depth Range
- 48–90 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 10 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 25 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 6 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 3 |
Additional Information
boaters running over fishing lobster trap floats/lines - causing Ghost traps.
4' stainless steel solid pole 1/4 round.
broken lobster traps, many sharp staples holding them together.
