Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Pedra Da Oura - Albufeira
16 September, 2011
- Team Leader
- Jo Onslow
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 120 kgs (estimated)
37.085926, -8.224854
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Pedra Da Oura - Albufeira
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Indigo Divers - Albufeira Dive Centre - S-799165
- City
- Albufeira
- Country
- Portugal
- Date
- 16 September, 2011
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 37.085926
Longitude: -8.224854
- Weather Conditions
-
That day was very good but previous days before it had been choppy with waves, currents and low viz.
- Survey Depth Range
- 7–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 80 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 | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Baskets, Crates | 17 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 64 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 72 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Cigar Tips | 322 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 12 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 33 |
| Fishing: Line | 50 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 10 |
| Tampon Applicators | 3 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 10 |
| Cigarette Filters | 43 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 120 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 20 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 60 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 12 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 70 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 23 |
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 2 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 5 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 42 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 1 |
| Gloves (rubber) | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 2 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 4 |
| Cloth Fragments | 15 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 12 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 10 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tampons | 3 |
| Toys | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Comments | Crabs |
| Other Animals | |
| Number Entangled | 5 |
| Comments | Sea Cucumbers, Coral, star fish |
