Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Belcher Barge
21 March, 2021
- Team Leader
- Madeline Kaufman
- Number of Participants
- 11
- Total Debris Collected
- 31 lbs (measured)
25.69683, -80.08803
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Belcher Barge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deco Divers & Tarpoon Lagoon
- City
- Miami
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 21 March, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.69683
Longitude: -80.08803
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 40–60 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 5850 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- Wreck with hard and soft corals
- Ecosystem
- Wreck
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 24 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 16 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 1 |
Additional Information
General fishing behavior
Fishing monifilament
Fishing sinkers
