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PONTINHA REEF

9 May, 2014

Team Leader
LEO SALDUNBIDES - PADI 184808
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

16.588652, -22.93111

Survey Information

Location Name
PONTINHA REEF
Organization/Dive Centre
CABO VERDE DIVING - S 35232
City
SANTA MARIA
Country
Cape Verde
Date
9 May, 2014
Survey Duration
44 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.588652
Longitude: -22.93111
Weather Conditions
WINDY
Survey Depth Range
18–30 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 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) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 2
Plastic Fragments 13
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
SCUBA Weights 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1

plastic bottles

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