Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Carysfort Reef Feb 2019 /FKNMS
3 February, 2019
- Team Leader
- Michael Creese
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 lbs (estimated)
25.13292, -80.12587
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Carysfort Reef Feb 2019 /FKNMS
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Island Ventures
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 3 February, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.13292
Longitude: -80.12587
- Weather Conditions
-
Wind 12-20 knots
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–35 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2500 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 35 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma
5 ft Boat hook
Lobster traps
Trap line
fishing line
Comments and Feedback
On 3rd February 2019 we took 7 volunteer divers to Carysfort reef. We surveyed mooring balls nos #2 and #3. We did not locate much trap debris but found a lot of fishing line that took quite some time to cut from the reef. Over all there was 10lbs of debris including somebodys boat hook!
