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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Praia Vermelha RJ BRASIL

18 September, 2023

Team Leader
Stavros SILVA ALLIANCE IDC
Number of Participants
45
Total Debris Collected
35 kgs (estimated)

-22.956865, -43.164415

Survey Information

Location Name
Praia Vermelha RJ BRASIL
Organization/Dive Centre
Alliance-Macau-Mar Rio-M.Carioca-Seiko
City
Rio De Janeiro
Country
Brazil
Date
18 September, 2023
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -22.956865
Longitude: -43.164415
Weather Conditions
Storms
Survey Depth Range
5–8 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 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) 7
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cotton Bud Sticks 5
Fishing: Line 21
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 19
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 9
Foam Insulation & Packaging 4
Furnishings (plastic) 8
Plastic Fragments 19
Cigarette Filters 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 6
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 21
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Cars & Car Parts 23
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
Pipes & Rebar 5
Pull Tabs-beverages 3
SCUBA Weights 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 5
Metal Fragments 6
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 110
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 10
Bags (cloth) 2
Gloves (cloth) 3
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Towels/rags 5
Cloth Fragments 4

Yes

Kids toy and biquini

Fishing hardware

Plastic

Small batteries

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