Cais dos Pescadores
21 May, 2022
- Team Leader
- Carolina Gonçalves & Teresa Vale
- Number of Participants
- 16
- Total Debris Collected
- 200 kgs (estimated)
38.697332541408, -9.4180589369542
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Cais dos Pescadores
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Associação Juvenil Claro/Clube Naval de Cascais
- City
- Cascais
- Country
- Portugal
- Date
- 21 May, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 47 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 38.697332541408
Longitude: -9.4180589369542
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 613.7 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 4 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cargo Cart | 1 |
| Pile of entangled fishing line | 1 |
| Glasses | 1 |
| Anchor | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 39 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | small-spotted catshark eggs |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Type of Debris | Fishing traps |
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | European conger |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Tire |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Octopus |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing traps (pots) |
Additional Information
Fishing
Cargo Cart
Fishing Traps
Tires
Comments and Feedback
One of the items we collected during this cleanup was a big pile of entangled fishing line. We were unable to count how many fishing lines there were so we decided to weight it and the result was 2kg!! In addition to the divers we had the help of shore volunteers that helped: - Carry out a record of the weight, quantity and type of debris collected (a specific sheet is provided for this purpose); - Remove the debris from the water and place it on the pier; - Pull cables with debris into the pier, if necessary; - To check if the garbage collected had any marine animals (octopus, starfish, sea urchins, anemones, etc.) trapped in it and return them to the sea; - Separate and count collected marine litter. We also had the support of Stand Up Paddle board volunteers that helped: - Accompany the pairs of divers, marking their position to protect them from boats and others; - Delimit cleaning area; - Warn vessels to keep a safe distance from divers; - Collect the debris that the divers brought from the bottom and delivered it to the shore volunteers positioned on the pier; - Bring equipment from divers to the vessels and vice versa; - Collect debris that was on the surface of the ocean. We also had the help of the local fisherman community who helped transport the divers to the cleaning area.
