Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Pillars of Atlantis
10 April, 2021
- Team Leader
- Sea Base
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 lbs (measured)
24.73416667, -80.82668333
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Pillars of Atlantis
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sea Base/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 10 April, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.73416667
Longitude: -80.82668333
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 500 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Trap lid was found away from trap. | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Spiny Lobster |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Found in ghost trap |
| Comments | Trap had no lid (found away from trap), no rope and no buoy. Trap lid was what was collected as we are still waiting for a permit to do so. Will inform FKWC. |
