Dive Against Debris Data Submission
The Mound
2 January, 2022
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 13
- Total Debris Collected
- 22 lbs (measured)
24.841083, -80.622767
Survey Information
- Location Name
- The Mound
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 2 January, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.841083
Longitude: -80.622767
- Weather Conditions
-
calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 45–75 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 25000 ft2
- 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 | 11 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 7 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Anchor and chain | 1 |
Additional Information
Ongoing commercial and recreational fishing
Filet knife
Fishing materials
Beverage containers
Anchor
