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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ngor Bay cleanup and dive against debris

22 September, 2018

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

14.750551123709, -17.512295064544

Survey Information

Location Name
Ngor Bay cleanup and dive against debris
Organization/Dive Centre
Nautilus Diving
City
Dakar
Country
Senegal
Date
22 September, 2018
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 14.750551123709
Longitude: -17.512295064544
Weather Conditions
A lot of waves and wind
Survey Depth Range
1.5–3.5 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Bags: Trash (plastic) 32
Bait Containers, Packaging 8
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 38
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 4
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 13
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 4
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 22
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 3
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 53
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Metal Fragments 4
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Toys 3

Suitcase ! Binoculars !

Plastic bottles

Aluminium containers

Plastic bags


Additionnal beach cleanup with non divers at the same time as the underwater dive againts debris

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