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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ngor Bay dive against debris

11 November, 2018

Team Leader
Hilda Hausard
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
150 kgs (estimated)

14.750356065787, -17.51224837697

Survey Information

Location Name
Ngor Bay dive against debris
Organization/Dive Centre
Nautilus Diving Dakar
City
Dakar
Country
Senegal
Date
11 November, 2018
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 14.750356065787
Longitude: -17.51224837697
Weather Conditions
A lot of wind and waves
Survey Depth Range
1.5–4 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
sand
Wave Conditions
Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 25
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 36
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 3
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 4
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 27
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 6
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 6
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 4

Part of plastic chair

Aluminium cans

Platic bottles


Less debris this time in the bay

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