Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Blackwater Sound
4 February, 2016
- Team Leader
- Michelle Cox
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 80 lbs (estimated)
25.144479, -80.398319
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Blackwater Sound
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Michelle Cox
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 4 February, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.144479
Longitude: -80.398319
- Weather Conditions
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High winds 20-25 knots North and North-West
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–8 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 120000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
plastic materials collected | |
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Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 10 |
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 150 |
Gloves (latex) | 1 |
Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
glass materials collected | |
---|---|
Beverage Bottles (glass) | 10 |
metal materials collected | |
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Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
Metal Fragments | 2 |
cloth materials collected | |
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Bags (cloth) | 3 |
Rope And String (cloth) | 4 |
Towels/rags | 3 |
Cloth Fragments | 2 |
mixed materials collected | |
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Clothing | 4 |
Additional Information
We have had high winds on and off for the last four weeks and the bars have been busy.
Comments and Feedback
This is a comparison to the last Bay clean up dated October 2015.