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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Pulizia Fondali Marina Grande Sorrento

5 May, 2018

Team Leader
Francesco Palomba
Number of Participants
25
Total Debris Collected
2000 kgs (estimated)

40.627969310531, 14.365559812802

Survey Information

Location Name
Pulizia Fondali Marina Grande Sorrento
Organization/Dive Centre
Comune di Sorrento Assessorato Ecologia e Ambiente, AMP Punta Campanella e Penisola Verde SpA, in collaborazione con Guardia Costiera, Guardia di Finanza, Centro Subacqueo Torre del Greco, diving e associazioni locali e con il patrocinio Comune di Napoli
City
Sorrento
Country
Italy
Date
5 May, 2018
Survey Duration
54 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 40.627969310531
Longitude: 14.365559812802
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Benthos
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 11
Balloons 2
Baskets, Crates 5
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 24
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 14
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Carpet (synthetic) 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 35
Foam Insulation & Packaging 8
Furnishings (plastic) 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 19
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 12
Plastic Fragments 238
Rope (plastic/nylon) 85
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 18
Beverage Bottles (glass) 30
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 8
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 15
Wrappers (foil/metal) 24
Metal Fragments 231
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 18
Rubber Fragments 155
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 12
Wood Fragments 22
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 9
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 49
Cloth Fragments 43
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 10
Clothing 5
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
Toys 2
other materials collected
boat 2
anchor 1
boat fenders 5
metal chain 15
antenna 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Paracentrotus lividus
Number Entangled 4
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris pipes (plastic-PVC)

Antenna

Plastic fragments

Batteries

Nets and pieces of nets


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