Baía da armação

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

26 September, 2020

Submitted by: Sonia Sousa Ell , on 5 February, 2021

Team Leader: Haliotis / Quando + 1 é = - 1 / Oceano Azul Foundation

Number of Participants: 10

Total Debris Collected: 13 kgs (measured)

38.437434, -9.057824

Survey Information

Location Name: Baía da armação

Organization/Dive Centre: Haliotis

City: Sesimbra

Country: Portugal

Date: 26 September, 2020

Survey Duration: 40 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 38.437434
Longitude: -9.057824

Weather Conditions

Survey Depth Range: 9–10 meters

Area Surveyed: 632.431 m²

Dominant Substrate: sand

Ecosystem: rocky reef

Wave Conditions: Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high

plastic materials collected
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More	1

mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement	3

Additional Information

Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?

What was the most unusual item found?

Construction bricks

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

Jerrycan

Construction bricks

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Additional Information

This cleanup action is one off 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

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