Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Silveira
26 September, 2020
- Team Leader
- Octopus actividades náuticas lda, Quando + 1 é = - 1, Oceano Azul Foundation
- Number of Participants
- 20
- Total Debris Collected
- 47 kgs (measured)
38.656133, -27.235799
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Silveira
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Octopus Actividades Náuticas lda
- City
- Angra do Heroísmo
- Country
- Portugal
- Date
- 26 September, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 38.656133
Longitude: -27.235799
- Weather Conditions
-
Rough sea conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3004.63 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- gravel
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 17 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 7 |
| Plastic Fragments | 72 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 4 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 41 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 9 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 5 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 6 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 6 |
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 34 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 26 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 5 |
| Rubber Fragments | 18 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 26 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 12 |
| Toys | 2 |
Additional Information
Fishing rod local habits
Plastic pipes
Plastic fragments
Glass bottles
Spark plugs
Comments and Feedback
This cleanup action is one of the many that took place in Portugal during the week of the world cleanup day 2020, all organized and coordinated by Quando + 1 é = - 1 and Oceano Azul Foundation
