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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS120 - Praia Vermelha Red Beach

19 January, 2019

Team Leader
Caio Salles
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (estimated)

-22.955263618689, -43.164148628712

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS120 - Praia Vermelha Red Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Projeto Verde Mar
City
Rio de Janeiro
Country
Brazil
Date
19 January, 2019
Survey Duration
75 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -22.955263618689
Longitude: -43.164148628712
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
4000 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 11
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Cigar Tips 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 47
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 87
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cars & Car Parts 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 40
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
other materials collected
Spark plug 11

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