Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hammerhead Reef & Barracuda Reef
25 February, 2016
- Team Leader
- Marcus Kitching
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 50 lbs (estimated)
26.113055, -80.106775
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hammerhead Reef & Barracuda Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sea Experience
- City
- Fort Lauderdale
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 25 February, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 105 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.113055
Longitude: -80.106775
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–60 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 3000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 50 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 15 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 12 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope | 15 lbs |
| Fishing Line | 1/4 lbs |
| Glass Beverage Bottle | 10 |
| Tin Can | 2 |
| Metal Cable | 12 lbs |
| Fishing Rod | 1 |
| Road Cone | 1 |
Additional Information
Glass drinks bottles close mooring buoys. People mooring up and having a drink, then throwing the empty bottles in the ocean.
Fishing Rod
Fishing Line - wrapped around the reef causing damage
Glass Bottles - Broken with sharp edges
Rope - The risk of entanglement to aquatic life
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