Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Galé Islet
20 January, 2020
- Team Leader
- Flávio Quina
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (measured)
1.7242475772672, 7.3809940763462
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Galé Islet
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Bom Bom Dive Center
- City
- Santo António
- Country
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Date
- 20 January, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 1.7242475772672
Longitude: 7.3809940763462
- Weather Conditions
-
fare
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–27 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 50 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 27 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 23 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Baskets, Crates | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 8 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 4 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 32 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 28 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 4 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 6 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 5 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Fishing: Line | 27 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 5 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 5 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 7 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 5 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 2 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 287 |
| Cigarette Filters | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 10 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 5 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | Trigger Fish |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Plastic Sheet |
Additional Information
Plastic bag and plastic Liquor Bags
plastic bags
fishing line
