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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Flamingo Reef

6 December, 2020

Team Leader
Madeline Kaufman
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
20 lbs (measured)

25.701967, -80.098167

Survey Information

Location Name
Flamingo Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Diver's Paradise Key Biscayne
City
Miami
Country
United States
Date
6 December, 2020
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.701967
Longitude: -80.098167
Weather Conditions
Previous week was 3-4 foot seas
Survey Depth Range
17–25 feet
Area Surveyed
2500 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 7
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 12

metal pieces of a shopping cart

fishing monofilament

rope

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