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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Pulizia Fondali Porto di Torre del Greco

16 November, 2024

Team Leader
Francesco Palomba
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
290 kgs (estimated)

40.783297378865, 14.361789386741

Survey Information

Location Name
Pulizia Fondali Porto di Torre del Greco
Organization/Dive Centre
Comune di Torre del Greco, Guardia Costiera, associazioni Arci Pesca FISA, Amici per la pesca e Centro Subacqueo Torre Del Greco
City
Torre del Greco
Country
Italy
Date
16 November, 2024
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 40.783297378865
Longitude: 14.361789386741
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Benthos
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 10
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 20
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 30
Gloves (latex) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 10
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 50
Rope (plastic/nylon) 10
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 20
Beverage Bottles (glass) 30
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 20
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 5
Metal Fragments 10
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Tires/tyres 6
Rubber Fragments 20
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 10
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 10
Gloves (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 40
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 5
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
fishing reel 2
windshield wiper 1
boat oars 2
scissors 1
iron pipes 1
anchor 1
mobile phone 2
cell phone film 1
phone battery 1
plummet 1
electronic cigarette 1
CD-ROM 1
sunglasses 1

A comment of an active citizen involved in the activity: this morning I witnessed a great initiative! Cleaning the seabed is essential not only to preserve marine biodiversity but also to raise awareness in the community about the importance of protecting our environment. Teamwork of both citizen and peole of promoting organizations, is truly admirable and reminds us how crucial it is to take care of our seas. Hopefully, more initiatives like this will be organized in the future for a cleaner sea and a healthier environment!

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