Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS296 - St. Petersburg Bay Reef
4 March, 2018
- Team Leader
- Shayna Cohen
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 50 lbs (estimated)
27.787833, -82.5925
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS296 - St. Petersburg Bay Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scubi Jew: EC Environmental Divers
- City
- St. Petersburg
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 4 March, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.787833
Longitude: -82.5925
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny, clear and calm seas.
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–25 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Artificial Reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 18 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| anchors | 2 |
Additional Information
This artificial reef is a common fishing site. All debris we found appeared to have been from fishing practices (all lines and ropes found were fishing related).
A grappling anchor
Anchor line
Fishing line
