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ADS120 - Praia Vermelha Red Beach

8 February, 2018

Team Leader
Caio Salles
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
8 kgs (estimated)

-22.955263618689, -43.164148628712

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS120 - Praia Vermelha Red Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Projeto Verde Mar
City
Rio de Janeiro
Country
Brazil
Date
8 February, 2018
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -22.955263618689
Longitude: -43.164148628712
Weather Conditions
Sunny with some thunder storms
Survey Depth Range
3–10 meters
Area Surveyed
800 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Baskets, Crates 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 9
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 7
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 22
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 31
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Spark Plug 6

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