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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Marégrafo

12 August, 2023

Team Leader
Teresa Vale & Carolina Gonçalves
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
100 kgs (estimated)

38.694228798746, -9.4179785655975

Survey Information

Location Name
Marégrafo
Organization/Dive Centre
Associação Juvenil Claro/Clube Naval de Cascais
City
Cascais
Country
Portugal
Date
12 August, 2023
Survey Duration
63 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.694228798746
Longitude: -9.4179785655975
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–7 meters
Area Surveyed
1861.83 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 13
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 9
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 29
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 10
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 30
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 21
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Pipes & Rebar 1
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 5
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 5
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Glasses 2
Phone Cover 1
Wallet 1
Bracelet 1
Fishing: traps & pots 2
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Clothing

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