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PONTA PRETA REEF

20 January, 2014

Team Leader
LEO SALDUNBIDES - PADI 184808
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
12 kgs (measured)

16.597372, -22.92778

Survey Information

Location Name
PONTA PRETA REEF
Organization/Dive Centre
CABO VERDE DIVING - S 35232
City
SANTA MARIA
Country
Cape Verde
Date
20 January, 2014
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.597372
Longitude: -22.92778
Weather Conditions
WINDY
Survey Depth Range
6–12 meters
Area Surveyed
5000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Cigarette Lighters 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 9
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Straws, Stirrers 16
Plastic Fragments 4
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
SCUBA Weights 2
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 3
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 4
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
mobile device 1

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