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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
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
plastic materials collected
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
Pipes & Rebar 1
Metal Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 3
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 4

We have had high winds on and off for the last four weeks and the bars have been busy.


This is a comparison to the last Bay clean up dated October 2015.

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