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Cais dos Pescadores

1 October, 2022

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

38.697256835669, -9.4181403710845

Survey Information

Location Name
Cais dos Pescadores
Organization/Dive Centre
Associação Juvenil Claro/Clube Naval de Cascais
City
Cascais
Country
Portugal
Date
1 October, 2022
Survey Duration
75 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.697256835669
Longitude: -9.4181403710845
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–5 meters
Area Surveyed
1479.22 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 40
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 18
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Fishing: traps & pots 12
Sewer grates 2
Security barriers 2
Oar 1
Cargo cart 1
Sunglasses 1
Electronic cigarette 1
Boat defense pipe 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing pot

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