Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mullet Hole Take 2
6 March, 2016
- Team Leader
- Dawn M Holrath
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 6 lbs (estimated)
28.918688, -82.631737
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mullet Hole Take 2
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Crystal River Watersports
- City
- Crystal River
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 6 March, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 53 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 28.918688
Longitude: -82.631737
- Weather Conditions
-
Cool. We had rain 2 nights, but for the most part mild conditions.
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–12 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 6568 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 8 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 50 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Cigarette Filters | 18 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 2 |
Additional Information
Local fisherman frequent this location - no particular event.
Nothing extraordinary found this time.
Fishing line - risk of entanglement
Cans - the number of cans seemed to be higher in the smaller area
Crate - sharp, risk of fish/wildlife entrapment
Comments and Feedback
We surveyed a much smaller area this time.
We hope by making a presence while the fisherman are present (not exactly where we're diving) will make them more aware of their effect on the environment. Maybe they will be more careful with their litter - and we hope to educate them about the need to clean up our environment.
