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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Marina Estância Confiança

26 September, 2021

Team Leader
Mauricio Leite Mendes
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
9.5 kgs (measured)

-22.979349087594, -46.437151246061

Survey Information

Location Name
Marina Estância Confiança
Organization/Dive Centre
Espaço Mergulho
City
Bragança
Country
Brazil
Date
26 September, 2021
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -22.979349087594
Longitude: -46.437151246061
Weather Conditions
A little rain on a few days and sunny on most days. Good conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–12 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
clay
Ecosystem
dam
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 14
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 4
Plastic Fragments 28
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
Caps & Lids (metal) 9
Strapping Bands (metal) 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Chair 1
bucket 1

plastic containers


In this second opportunity, we recovered about 1/3 of the weight recovered in 2020. We believe that due to the pandemic, the use of the site was lower than in previous years. Participants: Mauricio Leite Mendes, Denise Canhas Dias, Janete Amioka, Ricardo Sanita, Eduardo Sanita, Jorge Trovato, Francine Torres, Fernanda Cezar, Leandro Santos, Erik Borburema, Enzo Sanita

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