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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Pedra do Meio

27 February, 2019

Team Leader
Flávio Quina
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
12 kgs (estimated)

1.6929276135856, 7.4006687107242

Survey Information

Location Name
Pedra do Meio
Organization/Dive Centre
Bom Bom Dive Center
City
Santo António
Country
Sao Tome and Principe
Date
27 February, 2019
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 1.6929276135856
Longitude: 7.4006687107242
Weather Conditions
Stormy and Rainy
Survey Depth Range
3–8 meters
Area Surveyed
100 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) 27
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 10
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Cars & Car Parts 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

plastic bags

plastic bags

fishing gear

metal items

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