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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS415 - Adotta La Zotta

28 October, 2017

Team Leader
Mauro Reina
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

38.199626814118, 13.275791918859

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS415 - Adotta La Zotta
Organization/Dive Centre
MARE NOSTRUM DIVING
City
PALERMO
Country
Italy
Date
28 October, 2017
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.199626814118
Longitude: 13.275791918859
Weather Conditions
Wavy and sindy from NW
Survey Depth Range
1.5–4 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 20
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cigarette Lighters 2
Cigar Tips 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 27
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 30
Beverage Bottles (glass) 28
metal materials collected
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Metal Fragments 25
Batteries: Car Or Boat 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Fireworks 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

Stormy sea for 3 days brought a lot of extra debris from open sea. there were less rests of fast food, as weather has been bad so less people consuming on land.

car battery


We combined the dive with a Beach Clean Up, where children were the best workers!

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