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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ondina Bay

18 April, 2023

Team Leader
Giuseppe Di Donna
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
30 kgs (estimated)

43.1801759, 13.7929636

Survey Information

Location Name
Ondina Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Ocean Soul Divers Club
City
Porto San Giorgio
Country
Italy
Date
18 April, 2023
Survey Duration
54 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 43.1801759
Longitude: 13.7929636
Weather Conditions
Raining and Windy
Survey Depth Range
2–5 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-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 11
Cigarette Lighters 11
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cotton Bud Sticks 4
Fishing: Line 9
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 12
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Gloves (latex) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 4
Straws, Stirrers 13
Syringes (plastic) 1
Tampon Applicators 4
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 31
Cigarette Filters 45
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Condoms 7
Gloves (rubber) 4
Rubber Bands 9
Rubber Fragments 15
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 2
Wood Fragments 12
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Fireworks 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 7
Tampons 3
Toys 1
other materials collected
Shotgun Shells 21

Single-use Plastics

Nets used for mussels farms

Fishing Nets


It was a Great Day! About 70 Students of Porto San Giorgio's Middle School took part in this event. Our Program has aroused a lot of interest in students: with our show-action of dive against debris, Ocean Literacy course (Citizen Science), marine biology lesson and beach clean-up

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