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ADS120 - Praia Vermelha Red Beach

16 September, 2018

Team Leader
Caio Salles
Number of Participants
19
Total Debris Collected
4 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
16 September, 2018
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -22.955263618689
Longitude: -43.164148628712
Weather Conditions
Sunny light winds
Survey Depth Range
2–8 meters
Area Surveyed
5502.74 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) 3
Balloons 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 7
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Straws, Stirrers 3
Plastic Fragments 1
Cigarette Filters 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
Cars & Car Parts 3
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pull Tabs-beverages 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 53
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
other materials collected
Spark plug 24
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Baiacu
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris Hook

Recreational fishing

Old Telephone

Sinkers

Fishing lines

Hooks

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