Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS59 - Snapper Ledge
23 September, 2017
- Team Leader
- Joel B. Adams
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 lbs (estimated)
24.982, -80.421666666667
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS59 - Snapper Ledge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Rainbow Reef Dive Center
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 23 September, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.982
Longitude: -80.421666666667
- Weather Conditions
-
Hurricane
- Survey Depth Range
- 23–27 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 200 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 16 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 8 |
Additional Information
Hurricane damage to what were potentially lobster pots and Coral Restoration Foundation stands
Coral nursery stand base
Fishing line
Wood debris
Plastic fragments
Comments and Feedback
Post Hurricane Irma Hurricane Irma affected the reefs and wrecks we commonly dive here off of Key Largo, Florida, however, we continue to pick up debris that has resulted from indigenous materials in conjunction with what are possibly debris elements brought into our reefs from the south as Hurricane Irma passed through.
