Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Deep section of Cary Fort Reef and Grid #266
22 April, 2020
- Team Leader
- Dan Dawson
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 400 lbs (estimated)
-80.3505, 25.2305
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Deep section of Cary Fort Reef and Grid #266
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Horizon Divers, #FKNMS
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 22 April, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 62 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -80.3505
Longitude: 25.2305
- Weather Conditions
-
Less than 1 ft seas, no current, 40 ft visibility, and clear skies.
- Survey Depth Range
- 17–75 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 45000 ft2
- 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) | 4 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 200 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 30 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| lobster trap line | 400 ft |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma and just time and usage of the area
trap line twisted around the reef
