Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Secret Spot
2 August, 2020
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 49 lbs (estimated)
24.86875, -80.577967
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Secret Spot
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 2 August, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.86875
Longitude: -80.577967
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 45–65 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 50 m2
- 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 | 9 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 7 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plastic lobster trap door entrance | 2 |
| Anchor and chain | 1 |
Additional Information
Ongoing commercial and recreational fishing
Lobster trap debris
Monofilament
Anchors
