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SANTA MARIA BEACH & PIER - SAL ISLAND - CAPE VERDE

29 September, 2013

Team Leader
LEO SALDUNBIDES
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
300 kgs (estimated)

16.597043, -22.907524

Survey Information

Location Name
SANTA MARIA BEACH & PIER - SAL ISLAND - CAPE VERDE
Organization/Dive Centre
CABO VERDE DIVING - S 35232
City
SANTA MARIA
Country
Cape Verde
Date
29 September, 2013
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.597043
Longitude: -22.907524
Weather Conditions
SUNNY - MODERATE WINDY
Survey Depth Range
3–9 meters
Area Surveyed
30000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 25
Bags: Trash (plastic) 13
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Balloons 3
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 21
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 44
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 3
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 100
Cigarette Lighters 2
Cotton Bud Sticks 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 20
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 10
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 5
Plastic Fragments 100
Cigarette Filters 50
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 20
glass materials collected
Fluorescent Light Tubes 2
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 20
Beverage Bottles (glass) 30
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 11
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 7
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
SCUBA Weights 2
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
rubber materials collected
Condoms 2
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Bands 9
Tires/tyres 5
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 2
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 10
Pallets 1
Wood Fragments 20
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Cloth Fragments 20
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 5
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 10
Clothing 10
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name spotted eel morey
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris fishing line
Comments found on the sea floor

gas cilinder

plastic bottles

plastic ropes

plastic bags


It's the most touristic point of our small island.

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