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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Morro Marine Debris

8 January, 2016

Team Leader
Mário Romeiro Dos Santos
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (estimated)

-13.3802602, -38.9125357

Survey Information

Location Name
Morro Marine Debris
Organization/Dive Centre
Sharks Atividades Subaquaticas
City
Morro de Sao Paulo
Country
Brazil
Date
8 January, 2016
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -13.3802602
Longitude: -38.9125357
Weather Conditions
Rain
Survey Depth Range
4–7 meters
Area Surveyed
7 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 1
Plastic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2

plastic

cans

glass

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