Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Banana Patch
29 December, 2021
- Team Leader
- Paul Nonemaker
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 lbs (estimated)
25.111210492956, -80.30745846978
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Banana Patch
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Rainbow Reef Dive Center
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 29 December, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 44 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.111210492956
Longitude: -80.30745846978
- Weather Conditions
-
Waves 2-3 feet. Weather 60-76 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–28 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 875 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
Fishing close to the reef. This was not a protected area but close to other protected areas in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
None of the Debris was unusual, parts of broken lobster traps along with fishing line and sinkers, broken glass bottle that sank to the the bottom.
Debris that is close the the Sanctuary zone.
Fishing close to the Sanctuary zone.
Discarded trash from boats.
