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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

DFO Reef

15 September, 2018

Team Leader
Tracy Nolan
Number of Participants
17
Total Debris Collected
40 lbs (measured)

25, -80

Survey Information

Location Name
DFO Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
South Beach Divers
City
Miami
Country
United States
Date
15 September, 2018
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25
Longitude: -80
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
25–30 feet
Area Surveyed
500 ft2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 2
Plastic Fragments 6
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 57
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 28

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