Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Cheeca Rocks
1 August, 2021
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 20
- Total Debris Collected
- 22 lbs (measured)
24.900733, -80.617617
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Cheeca Rocks
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives/FKNMS
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 1 August, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.900733
Longitude: -80.617617
- Weather Conditions
-
calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–18 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 ft2
- 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 | 9 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 7 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| cloth buff | 1 |
Additional Information
Fishing and snorkeling
antibiotic syringe used for coral disease
Fishing gear
Snorkel gear
trap pieces
