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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS273 - Isola delle Femmine

26 August, 2017

Team Leader
Esther de kruijf
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

38.199283761822, 13.250369355083

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS273 - Isola delle Femmine
Organization/Dive Centre
Evasioni blu diving
City
Isola delle femmine
Country
Italy
Date
26 August, 2017
Survey Duration
39 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.199283761822
Longitude: 13.250369355083
Weather Conditions
Sunny, weak wind, calm Sea, 30 degrees
Survey Depth Range
6–9 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 3
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

Attitude of locals; garbage is dumped on streets and beaches and people are not corrected for this behavior even if the zone is a marine protected area; there is a lack of control and where there are controls there is a lack in consistency and discipline and ufficials are corrupt.

Plastic bags bottles waste

Fishing materials

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