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Fisher Island Patch Reefs

11 December, 2021

Team Leader
Maddie Kaufman
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
60 lbs (measured)

25.755967, -80.13185

Survey Information

Location Name
Fisher Island Patch Reefs
Organization/Dive Centre
Diver's Paradise Key Biscayne
City
Miami
Country
United States
Date
11 December, 2021
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.755967
Longitude: -80.13185
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
9–15 feet
Area Surveyed
10000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Plastic Fragments 4
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 6
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 4
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 15
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 56
other materials collected
napkin 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name sea rod
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris rope

fishing rope

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