Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Pulizia fondali Marina Grande Sorrento
15 September, 2018
- Team Leader
- Francesco Palomba
- Number of Participants
- 27
- Total Debris Collected
- 2000 kgs (estimated)
40.628149737071, 14.366916198878
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Pulizia fondali Marina Grande Sorrento
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Comune di Sorrento Assessorato Ecologia e Ambiente, AMP Punta Campanella e Penisola Verde SpA, in collaborazione con Guardia Costiera, Guardia di Finanza, Città Metropolitana di Napoli, Centro Subacqueo Torre del Greco, associazioni e diving locali
- City
- Sorrento
- Country
- Italy
- Date
- 15 September, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 40.628149737071
Longitude: 14.366916198878
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny weather
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rock cliff and sand
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 8 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 15 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 10 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 25 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 9 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 26 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 4 |
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 7 |
| Metal Fragments | 12 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 30 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 3 |
| Wood Fragments | 11 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 12 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| wheelbarrow | 1 |
| seat | 7 |
| wooden boat | 1 |
| toilet seat | 1 |
| umbrellas | 3 |
| boat awning | 1 |
| metal scrap | 55 |
Additional Information
Wheelbarrow and toilet seat
Fishing ghost traps
Comments and Feedback
Great passion for the environment leads to inspiring and positive results. Those same results that make us continue this way. A new hope rises up since now and environmental improvements have been seen compared to the past: we found less waste! This thanks to the commitment of all the envolved associations and Local Public Administration.
We are ready for next action!
