Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sand Box
9 December, 2018
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 20
- Total Debris Collected
- 29 lbs (measured)
24.4857, -80.40532
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sand Box
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 9 December, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.4857
Longitude: -80.40532
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 38–50 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 7 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 28 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 7 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma
Tuna can
Crab traps
Rope
Fishing line
