Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Porto da Barra
14 February, 2013
- Team Leader
- Gerson Fernandino
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 4.2 kgs (measured)
-12.996619444444, -37.466438888889
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Porto da Barra
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Salvador
- Country
- Brazil
- Date
- 14 February, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -12.996619444444
Longitude: -37.466438888889
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–11 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Straws, Stirrers | 8 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 6 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 7 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 6 |
Additional Information
The origin of the marine litter pollution was identified as local, and the main sources were from tourism/recreation activities associated to the local commerce.
plastic straws
paper fragments
clothing
