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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ngor Bay

26 November, 2017

Team Leader
Hilda Hausard
Number of Participants
18
Total Debris Collected
200 kgs (estimated)

14.750420149556, -17.512403637138

Survey Information

Location Name
Ngor Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Nautilus Diving
City
Dakar
Country
Senegal
Date
26 November, 2017
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 14.750420149556
Longitude: -17.512403637138
Weather Conditions
A lot of wind, big waves
Survey Depth Range
2–6 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 13
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 14
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 23
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 3
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Diapers/nappies 2
Plastic Fragments 27
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 3
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 7
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 16
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 17
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 15
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 14
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 9

Beach clean up at the same time with children and non divers

plastic bottle

beverage can


Less trsh found this time !!

Also helped as Scuba Instructors : Philippe GALUZET MSDT 956888 Jean-Yves GARDEL MSDT 317584 and Kevin THIRION 352495

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