Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Praia Vermelha Red Beach
13 January, 2016
- Team Leader
- Caio Salles
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 6 kgs (estimated)
-22.955263618689, -43.164148628712
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Praia Vermelha Red Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Projeto Verde Mar
- City
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil
- Date
- 13 January, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -22.955263618689
Longitude: -43.164148628712
- Weather Conditions
-
sunny, no wind, no waves
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 300 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | green sea turtle |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Nets |
| Comments | We found a big fishing net with a green sea turtle and some fishes. Could release it. |
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Priacanthus arenatus, Balistidae, Abudefduf saxatilis |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | fishing net |
Additional Information
Ilegal fishing
ilegal fishing
