Dive Against Debris Data Submission
John Pennekamp Intercoastal Highway
17 September, 2016
- Team Leader
- Brittany Parker
- Number of Participants
- 27
- Total Debris Collected
- 1500 lbs (measured)
25.12515341187772, -80.4043866880238
Survey Information
- Location Name
- John Pennekamp Intercoastal Highway
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Marine Lab
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 17 September, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 180 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.12515341187772
Longitude: -80.4043866880238
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm no waves
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 500 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- mangroves
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 500 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 25 |
| Balloons | 3 |
| Baskets, Crates | 9 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 100 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 4 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 40 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 100 |
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 75 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 20 |
| Plastic Fragments | 200 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fluorescent Light Tubes | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 20 |
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 1 |
| Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 5 |
| Metal Fragments | 20 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 20 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 45 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 40 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 15 |
| Toys | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| 1950's Era Televison Bulb | 1 |
| 150 lb Metal Water Boiler | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crabs |
| Number Entangled | 6 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | rope |
| Comments | baby lobster, crab and others attached to rope |
Additional Information
over time accumulation of wakes and currents pushes debris deeper into mangroves, we found debris over 30 yards deep into the mangroves, must have been there for years accumulating over time
1950's televison and water boiler has been there for more than 20 years
rope, gets caught on roots and stays there
plastic bags, these get trapped by roots and accumulate in great numbers
bottles, tons of bottles being drifted in the waterway
Comments and Feedback
This was done in part due to national intercoastal cleanup day and was extremely rewarding to help clean our beautiful waters
