Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Turtle Harbor
19 May, 2022
- Team Leader
- Jesus Gudino
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 387.8 lbs (measured)
25.307345722763, -80.207035494657
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Turtle Harbor
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Dive Shop (Ocean Reef)
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 May, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.307345722763
Longitude: -80.207035494657
- Weather Conditions
-
flat, afternoon thunderstorms
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 250.838 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| lobster trap line | 11 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Caribbean Spiny Lobster |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | trapped inside a derelict lobster trap |
Comments and Feedback
Trap #1 = 85 lbs, Trap #2 = 87 lbs, Trap #3 = 91.8 lbs Trap #4 = 78.5 lbs Total: 342.3 lbs We removed the tags from the traps and can send pictures of them if you'd like. We also removed 800 ft of line that connected the traps.
