Dive Against Debris Data Submission
RJ Ledge 1
16 September, 2023
- Team Leader
- Bonnie Waxman
- Number of Participants
- 24
- Total Debris Collected
- 83 lbs (measured)
25.72252, -80.09901
Survey Information
- Location Name
- RJ Ledge 1
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Diver's Paradise Key Biscayne
- City
- Miami
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 16 September, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.72252
Longitude: -80.09901
- Weather Conditions
-
calm, clear skies and waters with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon/evening
- Survey Depth Range
- 22–8 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 7 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 10 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 6 |
Additional Information
plastic bags and a red solo cup found on the reef-- our actions matter!
rope and fishing line
plastic bags :(
