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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Azores Ponta Delgada

8 November, 2015

Team Leader
Bruno Sérgio
Number of Participants
17
Total Debris Collected
30 kgs (estimated)

37.742256, -25.63812

Survey Information

Location Name
Azores Ponta Delgada
Organization/Dive Centre
Best Spot Azores
City
Ponta Delgada
Country
Portugal
Date
8 November, 2015
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 37.742256
Longitude: -25.63812
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–18 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 8
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 7
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Scorpion Fish
Number Entangled 8
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Net

plastic bags

fishing net´s

plastic itens

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