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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

PULIAMO LA RIPA

1 October, 2023

Team Leader
URBANO MICHELE
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
350 kgs (measured)

41.88284779, 16.18602794

Survey Information

Location Name
PULIAMO LA RIPA
Organization/Dive Centre
ASD VIESTE SCUBA EXPLORERS
City
VIESTE
Country
Italy
Date
1 October, 2023
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 41.88284779
Longitude: 16.18602794
Weather Conditions
GOOD WEATHER
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
350 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 14
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 11
Caps & Lids (plastic) 14
Carpet (synthetic) 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 58
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 55
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 5
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 18
Wood Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 11
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Status dead
Other Fish
Species or Common Name OCTOPUS, MULLET,GILT HEAT BREAM
Number Entangled 8
Status dead
Type of Debris OCTOPUS, MULLET,GILT HEAT BREAM

-illegal fishing whit dive tank -inshore -100m fishing whit fishing traps

verdigris

fishing traps

pots for mussels

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