Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hospital Espanhol
6 February, 2013
- Team Leader
- Gerson Fernandino
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 19.8 kgs (measured)
-12.993791666667, -37.465825
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hospital Espanhol
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Salvador
- Country
- Brazil
- Date
- 6 February, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -12.993791666667
Longitude: -37.465825
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–7 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 | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 7 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 74 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 46 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| wooden icecream sticks | 2 |
| wooden skewers | 5 |
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 fragments
Beverage cans
Wooden skewers
