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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Pulizia fondali Porto Castellammare di Stabia

16 June, 2017

Team Leader
Francesco Palomba
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
650 kgs (estimated)

40.69466333083, 14.476860254872

Survey Information

Location Name
Pulizia fondali Porto Castellammare di Stabia
Organization/Dive Centre
Guardia Costiera Castellammare di Stabia, Comune di Castellammare di Stabia, diving e associazioni locali
City
Castellammare di Stabia
Country
Italy
Date
16 June, 2017
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 40.69466333083
Longitude: 14.476860254872
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–7 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
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 9
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 46
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 56
Beverage Bottles (glass) 18
metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 40
Batteries: Car Or Boat 5
Fishing: Traps & Pots 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 15
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 10
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 11
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
Bicycles 18
Boat 1
Anchor 1
Baby Stroller 1
Boat fenders 2
Iron stair 1
CD 2
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs (Carcinus aestuarii) , bolinus brandaris
Number Entangled 35
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris metal and plastic fragments

So many bicycles.

Plastic fragments , biological cycle alteration

Batteries car or boat , release toxic substances

Electronic devices , release toxic substances


Great commitment of the Authorities, local association, diving and people, let hope for our environment.

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