Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Balanciais
11 May, 2019
- Team Leader
- Mário Silva
- Number of Participants
- 32
- Total Debris Collected
- 1463 kgs (measured)
37.066179, -8.168627
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Balanciais
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Easydivers Portugal
- City
- Albufeira
- Country
- Portugal
- Date
- 11 May, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 92 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 37.066179
Longitude: -8.168627
- Weather Conditions
-
SW Winds , small waves with 1.2metres
- Survey Depth Range
- 16–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 600 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 300 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 400 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 150 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 30 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 50 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | Star Fish |
| Number Entangled | 30 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Sea Cucumbers |
| Comments | Sea urchins , crabs, and scorpions fish entangled in the nets |
Additional Information
Over fishing every days in this area
Golf Balls
Fishing nets
fishing cages
Turism garbige
