Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Fisher Island Patch Reefs
11 May, 2022
- Team Leader
- Madeline Kaufman
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 23 lbs (measured)
25.760054298828, -80.131662735199
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Fisher Island Patch Reefs
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deco Divers/Tarpoon Lagoon
- City
- Miami
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 11 May, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.760054298828
Longitude: -80.131662735199
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–15 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 10000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Patch reef with surrounding sand, a little bit of seagrass; also along jetty
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 6 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 7 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
