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ADS120 - Praia Vermelha Red Beach

22 October, 2017

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

-22.955264, -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
22 October, 2017
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -22.955264
Longitude: -43.164148628712
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
3–9 meters
Area Surveyed
800 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) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Balloons 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 7
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Cigarette Filters 1
glass materials collected
Syringes (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 7
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 11
other materials collected
Spark plugs 16
Entangled Animals
Sea Turtle
Species or Common Name Green Sea Turtle
Number Entangled 2
Type of Debris Plástic bag

Recreational fishing

Spark plug

Fishing devices (spark plugs as sink)

Plastic bag

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