Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Lion's Head
14 April, 2019
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 185 lbs (measured)
24.841533, -80.625133
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Lion's Head
- Organization/Dive Centre
- FKNMS/Key Dive
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 14 April, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.841533
Longitude: -80.625133
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 50–70 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 50 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 | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 8 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 5 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 15 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Anchor | 8 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma
Cigarette lighter
Anchors
Anchor line
Fishing lines
