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Ponta Do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve

6 March, 2025

Team Leader
Adele Courtois
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (measured)

-26.833363, 32.893831

Survey Information

Location Name
Ponta Do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Organization/Dive Centre
Natalie Robinson
City
Ponta do Ouro
Country
Mozambique
Date
6 March, 2025
Survey Duration
43 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -26.833363
Longitude: 32.893831
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–17 meters
Area Surveyed
345.86 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Fishing: Line 13
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Fluorescent Light Tubes 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 2
other materials collected
Shoes and water shoes 6
Polystyrene 2
Purse 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 5
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic battery

No

Purse

Plastic

Fishing lines

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