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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS415 - Adotta La Zotta

26 May, 2018

Team Leader
Tatiana Geloso
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (estimated)

38.199626814118, 13.275791918859

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS415 - Adotta La Zotta
Organization/Dive Centre
Mare Nostrum Diving
City
Palermo
Country
Italy
Date
26 May, 2018
Survey Duration
42 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.199626814118
Longitude: 13.275791918859
Weather Conditions
calm sea and sunny
Survey Depth Range
2–4 meters
Area Surveyed
1887.76 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Rocks
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 15
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 7
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 15
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Common Crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris rubber fragment

Plastic fragments are mainly bags, cups, plates. there is a lot of single-use plastic consuming because of the area full of restaurants and fast food shops along the shore.

nothing strange this time!

entangled fishing line we couldn't collect

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