Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS296 - St. Petersburg Bay Reef
4 February, 2018
- Team Leader
- Shayna Cohen
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 55 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 February, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 20 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.787833
Longitude: -82.5925
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 50 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 | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 13 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Anchors | 2 |
Additional Information
This artificial reef is a common fishing site. Almost all debris we found appeared to have been from fishing practices (all lines and ropes found were fishing related).
Tire
Tire
Anchor Line
