Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Artificial Reef Lagos
19 September, 2009
- Team Leader
- Edward Rippon
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 100 kgs (estimated)
37.105198, -8.650789
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Artificial Reef Lagos
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Delphinus Divers
- City
- Lagos
- Country
- Portugal
- Date
- 19 September, 2009
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 37.105198
Longitude: -8.650789
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny, Air temp 17
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–30 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 162 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- Artificial Reef Cube with beams crossing throughout
- Ecosystem
- Artificial Reef Cube with beams crossing throughout
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 7 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 4 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Shrimp |
| Number Entangled | 15 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Nets |
| Comments | Were encased in the nets that we managed to cut free from the artificial reef |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Scorpion Fish |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Crab pot |
| Comments | There were 2 scorpion fish entailed in crab pots |
Additional Information
Nets
Crab pots
Fishing line
