Dive Against Debris Data Submission
La Punta - Cabo Verde
25 May, 2022
- Team Leader
- Arturo
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 9 kgs (estimated)
38.41272716738, -0.39100257971872
Survey Information
- Location Name
- La Punta - Cabo Verde
- Organization/Dive Centre
- AMAmediterraneo
- City
- Alicante
- Country
- Spain
- Date
- 25 May, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 86 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 38.41272716738
Longitude: -0.39100257971872
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, warm, no wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 10000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 11 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 10 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| SCUBA Weights | 4 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 7 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
There were big parts of plastic that seemed to be debris thrown by a fishing boat, as it was dirty of fish waste and floating drifting to shore. Recreational fishing leaves many fishing weights and lines. A full diving weight belt found -6kg from the total reported weight-, most probably from recreational spare fishing activities that are quite common in the area.
Full diving belt with 4 weights with a total of 6kg of lead, most probably left by recreational spare fishing activities. The belt was rotten in really bad conditions, the weights were damaged but will be acconditioned and recycled for diving. Also a bright red and yellow shoe sole.
plastic fishing lines
day-to day plastics: bottles, bags, etc.
lead fishing weights
