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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Cais dos Pescadores

30 September, 2023

Team Leader
Teresa Vale and Carolina Gonçalves
Number of Participants
18
Total Debris Collected
76 kgs (measured)

38.697155208225, -9.4181608237324

Survey Information

Location Name
Cais dos Pescadores
Organization/Dive Centre
Associação Juvenil Claro/ Clube Naval de Cascais
City
Cascais
Country
Portugal
Date
30 September, 2023
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.697155208225
Longitude: -9.4181608237324
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–5 meters
Area Surveyed
3139.04 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 20
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Jars-food (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 15
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 3
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 13
Clothing 3
other materials collected
Metal crate 1
Plastic canvas 1
Anchors 2
Fishing: traps & pots 5
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Don’t know
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing trap
Comments Same fishing trap as the crabs
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Velvet crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing trap

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