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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS120 - Praia Vermelha Red Beach

1 July, 2017

Team Leader
Caio Salles
Number of Participants
25
Total Debris Collected
8 kgs (estimated)

-22.955263618689, -43.164148628712

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS120 - Praia Vermelha Red Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Projeto Verde Mar / Cumulus TV
City
Rio de Janeiro
Country
Brazil
Date
1 July, 2017
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -22.955263618689
Longitude: -43.164148628712
Weather Conditions
storm
Survey Depth Range
3–10 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 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) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 6
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Fishing: Line 17
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Straws, Stirrers 5
Plastic Fragments 7
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Cars & Car Parts 90
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 92
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2

Car

fishing debris

plastic bags

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