Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sand Pool
25 November, 2018
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 21
- Total Debris Collected
- 171 lbs (measured)
24.801361, -80.683083
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sand Pool
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 25 November, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.801361
Longitude: -80.683083
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, no storms
- Survey Depth Range
- 30–53 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 23 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 7 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 21 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Steering line plastic/metal | 1 |
| Anchor | 3 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma, commercial and recreational fishing
Steering line
Crab traps
Lobster traps
Fishing line
