Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Santa Rita Beach
27 February, 2020
- Team Leader
- Flávio Quina
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 kgs (measured)
1.692503, 7.404081
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Santa Rita Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Bom Bom Dive Center
- Country
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Date
- 27 February, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 1.692503
Longitude: 7.404081
- Weather Conditions
-
Strong current
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5559.1 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 353 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 48 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 15 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 5 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 10 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 10 |
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 2 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 5 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 2 |
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 9 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 2 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| Towels/rags | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
Additional Information
Yes
Spear Gun
Fresh water bags
