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Cavernas Bunda do Elefante

16 October, 2021

Team Leader
Marcos Fernando Toledo de Barros
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
23 kgs (measured)

-23.153752054129, -44.340588606573

Survey Information

Location Name
Cavernas Bunda do Elefante
Organization/Dive Centre
KokaSub
City
Ilha Grande
Country
Brazil
Date
16 October, 2021
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -23.153752054129
Longitude: -44.340588606573
Weather Conditions
Raining
Survey Depth Range
5–11.6 meters
Area Surveyed
1500 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Sea Urchin
Number Entangled 8
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing Net

Fishing Net

Fishing Net

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