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Key Largo Mangroves

25 September, 2011

Team Leader
Avery Z Chipka
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
13 lbs (estimated)

25.285059, -80.28903

Survey Information

Location Name
Key Largo Mangroves
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Key Largo
Country
United States
Date
25 September, 2011
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.285059
Longitude: -80.28903
Weather Conditions
Stormy
Survey Depth Range
0–0 feet
Area Surveyed
ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
mangroves
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 12
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Bait Containers, Packaging 7
Baskets, Crates 8
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 21
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 3
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 8
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Fishing: Line 12
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 12
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 6
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 15
Cigarette Filters 19
Rope (plastic/nylon) 8
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 6
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 18
Pull Tabs-beverages 7
SCUBA Weights 1
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 4
Pallets 1
Wood Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 7
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 3

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Its sad to see just how much is washed up into the mangroves that make up the Key Largo coast line.

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