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SANTA MARIA REEF & PIER

10 July, 2017

Team Leader
LEO SALDUNBIDES
Number of Participants
33
Total Debris Collected
200 kgs (estimated)

16.590626628889, -22.909262180328

Survey Information

Location Name
SANTA MARIA REEF & PIER
Organization/Dive Centre
CABO VERDE DIVING
City
SANTA MARIA
Country
Cape Verde
Date
10 July, 2017
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.590626628889
Longitude: -22.909262180328
Weather Conditions
Windy / Sunny
Survey Depth Range
3–9 meters
Area Surveyed
3000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 25
Bags: Trash (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 12
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 66
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 75
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 17
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 11
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Straws, Stirrers 23
Plastic Fragments 20
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 9
Beverage Bottles (glass) 19
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 22
Batteries: Car Or Boat 2
Fishing: Traps & Pots 3
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 3
Rubber Fragments 7
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Pallets 1
Wood Fragments 18
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
fire extinguinsher 1

fire extinguinsher

plastic

glass bottles

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