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Cais dos Pescadores

13 August, 2022

Team Leader
Carolina Gonçalves & Teresa Vale
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
150 kgs (estimated)

38.697245911106, -9.4181461268722

Survey Information

Location Name
Cais dos Pescadores
Organization/Dive Centre
Associação Juvenil Claro/ Clube Naval de Cascais
City
Cascais
Country
Portugal
Date
13 August, 2022
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.697245911106
Longitude: -9.4181461268722
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
403.09 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Line 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Gloves (latex) 1
Plastic Fragments 29
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Metal Fragments 5
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 4
Cloth Fragments 9
mixed materials collected
Clothing 8
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
other materials collected
Fishing: traps & pots (plastic) 36
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing pot

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