Cais dos Pescadores
30 April, 2022
- Team Leader
- Carolina Gonçalves & Teresa Vale
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 200 kgs (estimated)
38.697302380424, -9.4180695264658
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Cais dos Pescadores
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Movimento Claro/Clube Naval de Cascais
- City
- Cascais
- Country
- Portugal
- Date
- 30 April, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 38.697302380424
Longitude: -9.4180695264658
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 10 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 4 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Scooter | 1 |
| Fishing: traps & pots (plastic) | 60 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | octopus & starfish |
| Number Entangled | 12 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing traps & tires |
Additional Information
Scooter
Fishing traps
glass bottles
tires
Comments and Feedback
In addition to the divers we had the help of shore volunteers that helped: - Carry out a record of the weight, quantity and type of debris collected (a specific sheet is provided for this purpose); - Remove the debris from the water and place it on the pier; - Pull cables with debris into the pier, if necessary; - To check if the garbage collected had any marine animals (octopus, starfish, sea urchins, anemones, etc.) trapped in it and return them to the sea; - Separate and count collected marine litter. We also had the support of Stand Up Paddle board volunteers that helped: - Accompany the pairs of divers, marking their position to protect them from boats and others; - Delimit cleaning area; - Warn vessels to keep a safe distance from divers; - Collect the debris that the divers brought from the bottom and delivered it to the shore volunteers positioned on the pier; - Bring equipment from divers to the vessels and vice versa; - Collect debris that was on the surface of the ocean. We also had the help of the local fisherman community who helped transport the divers to the cleaning area.
