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Berlenga Island

15 June, 2015

Team Leader
Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
50 kgs (estimated)

39.414765, -9.50688

Survey Information

Location Name
Berlenga Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Haliotis
City
Peniche
Country
Portugal
Date
15 June, 2015
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 39.414765
Longitude: -9.50688
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–6 meters
Area Surveyed
25 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 5
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 20
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Gloves (latex) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 6
Plastic Fragments 4
Cigarette Filters 20
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
SCUBA Weights 2
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Tires/tyres 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1

spearfishing gun harpoon (we found it in a Marine Reserve (?)

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