Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Canyon Land
28 April, 2019
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 20
- Total Debris Collected
- 58 lbs (measured)
24.4863, -80.4035
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Canyon Land
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives/ FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 28 April, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.4863
Longitude: -80.4035
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm and sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 40–60 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 50 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 22 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 16 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 7 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 11 |
Additional Information
Ongoing commercial and recreational fishing
Little mermaid balloon
Anchor line
Crab traps
Lobster traps
