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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

SANTA MARIA BEACH & HARBOUR

4 May, 2013

Team Leader
Leo Saldunbides
Number of Participants
30
Total Debris Collected
kgs (estimated)

16.597125, -22.907524

Survey Information

Location Name
SANTA MARIA BEACH & HARBOUR
Organization/Dive Centre
CABO VERDE DIVING # 35232
City
SANTA MARIA
Country
Cape Verde
Date
4 May, 2013
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.597125
Longitude: -22.907524
Weather Conditions
MODERATE WINDY
Survey Depth Range
3–8 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 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) 23
Bags: Trash (plastic) 45
Bait Containers, Packaging 10
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 12
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 180
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 5
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Cigarette Lighters 2
Cigar Tips 109
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 12
Cotton Bud Sticks 20
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 30
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 10
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 20
Food Wrappers (plastic) 10
Furnishings (plastic) 4
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 3
Straws, Stirrers 54
Syringes (plastic) 1
Tampon Applicators 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 5
Plastic Fragments 100
Cigarette Filters 100
Rope (plastic/nylon) 21
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 9
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 123
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 30
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 20
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 15
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 100
Cars & Car Parts 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 15
SCUBA Weights 3
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 20
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 20
Batteries: Car Or Boat 5
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Gloves (rubber) 3
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Rubber Bands 7
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 20
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 2
Wood Fragments 30
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 10
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 10
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 5
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 10
Clothing 5
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
Tampons 2
Toys 4

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