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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Baía de Cascais

27 August, 2024

Submitted by: Movimento Claro , on 29 July, 2024

Team Leader
Teresa Vale
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
387 kgs (measured)

38.696453510814, -9.4176973484525

Survey Information

Location Name
Baía de Cascais
Organization/Dive Centre
Associação Juvenil Claro/Clube Naval de Cascais
City
Cascais
Country
Portugal
Date
27 August, 2024
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.696453510814
Longitude: -9.4176973484525
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–7 meters
Area Surveyed
2245.59 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

Survey Photos

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Debris Items Collected

plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 20
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
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glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
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metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 3
Pipes & Rebar 1
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rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 3
Rubber Fragments 1
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cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
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mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
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other materials collected
Fishing: traps & pots (plastic) 74
Fishing: traps & pots (ceramic) 2
Anchor 1
Hose 1
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Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Status released unharmed
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Octopus, sea cucumbers and starfish
Number Entangled 20
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing: traps & pots (plastic)
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Comments and Feedback

The animals that were released unharmed are an estimate. There were 2 octopus but a lot of sea cucumbers and starfish that were released. We also released squid eggs and cuttlefish eggs.

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