Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Davey Crocker
9 June, 2022
- Team Leader
- Courtney Eshelman
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 7 lbs (measured)
24.91393333, -80.51523333
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Davey Crocker
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sea Base
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 9 June, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 73 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.91393333
Longitude: -80.51523333
- Weather Conditions
-
Tropical Depression
- Survey Depth Range
- 24–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | Nurse Shark |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fish hook in its mouth |
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | n/a |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | fish hook |
| Comments | Divers did not identify the species. |
Additional Information
Half-full gatorade bottle
