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Puliamo la Ripa 3

5 April, 2025

Team Leader
Urbano Michele
Number of Participants
25
Total Debris Collected
983 kgs (measured)

41.881653361184, 16.182661845011

Survey Information

Location Name
Puliamo la Ripa 3
Organization/Dive Centre
ASD Vieste Scuba Explorers
City
Vieste
Country
Italy
Date
5 April, 2025
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 41.881653361184
Longitude: 16.182661845011
Weather Conditions
Sun
Survey Depth Range
1–7 meters
Area Surveyed
3500 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 46
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 21
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Fishing: Line 29
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Cigarette Filters 11
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts 2
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Metal Fragments 56
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
wood materials collected
Pallets 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 5
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Sarpa
Number Entangled 5
Status dead
Type of Debris Sarp
Comments fish caught in ghost nets

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