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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ngor Bay

10 September, 2017

Team Leader
Hilda Hausard
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
300 kgs (estimated)

14.750420149556, -17.512403637138

Survey Information

Location Name
Ngor Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Nautilus Diving
City
Dakar
Country
Senegal
Date
10 September, 2017
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 14.750420149556
Longitude: -17.512403637138
Weather Conditions
Sea calm, little
Survey Depth Range
2–6 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 25
Bags: Trash (plastic) 70
Bait Containers, Packaging 5
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 53
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
Furnishings (plastic) 3
Plastic Fragments 13
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 14
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 13
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 7
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 38
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 7
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 3
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 5
Metal Fragments 14
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 5
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 6
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 3
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 6
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 7

Beach clean up at the same time with non divers

PLastic chair

plastic bottles

beverage cans


We collected less then the first time in June. Good sign I think !

Other Instructors also helped on that day : Philippe Galuzet MSDT 956888 Jean Yves Gardel MSDT 317584 Kevin Thirion MSDT 352495

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