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ICC 2020 - Underwater Cleanup

26 September, 2020

Team Leader
Cheila Almeida
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
115 kgs (estimated)

38.69423066019, -9.4182627386438

Survey Information

Location Name
ICC 2020 - Underwater Cleanup
Organization/Dive Centre
Sailors for the Sea Portugal / Clube Naval De Cascais
City
Cascais
Country
Portugal
Date
26 September, 2020
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.69423066019
Longitude: -9.4182627386438
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
10000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 40
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 22
Cigarette Lighters 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 50
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 35
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 5
Tires/tyres 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 4
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 23
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
other materials collected
Octopus Trap 3
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris Trap

Complete pair of shoes

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