Dive Against Debris Data Submission
CFK Lagoon
12 November, 2021
- Team Leader
- Lucja Rice
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.815 lbs (measured)
24.584176999746, -81.745114038192
Survey Information
- Location Name
- CFK Lagoon
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The College of the Florida Keys
- City
- Key West
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 12 November, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.584176999746
Longitude: -81.745114038192
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–25 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- mangroves
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 9 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
Additional Information
I found a piece of tarp that was destroyed by hurricane Irma in 2016. We are still finding pieces of that tarp in our lagoon 5 years later.
