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Ngor Bay cleanup

28 January, 2018

Team Leader
Hilda Hausard
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
200 kgs (estimated)

14.750349757886, -17.512185177508

Survey Information

Location Name
Ngor Bay cleanup
Organization/Dive Centre
Nautilus Diving Dakar
City
Dakar
Country
Senegal
Date
28 January, 2018
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 14.750349757886
Longitude: -17.512185177508
Weather Conditions
A lot of wind during the week
Survey Depth Range
2–7 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 10
Bait Containers, Packaging 13
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 16
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Diapers/nappies 7
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 7
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Jars-food (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 3
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 5
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 14
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 26
Caps & Lids (metal) 7
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 10
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 9
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 3
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 12
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2

plastic bottle

can beverage


Helped by Philippe Galuzet MSDT 956888 and Kevin Thirion MSDT 352495

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