Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Lion's Head
26 January, 2020
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 44 lbs (measured)
24.841533, -80.625133
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Lion's Head
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key dives/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 26 January, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.841533
Longitude: -80.625133
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 50–77 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 50 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 | 21 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 8 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 2 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 14 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plastic lobster trap door entrance | 2 |
| Anchor and chain | 1 |
Additional Information
Ongoing commerical and recreational fishing
Red bull can
Lobster trap debris
Monofilament
Anchor line
