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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Porto Comercial de São Roque

9 June, 2012

Team Leader
Pedro Marques Alves
Number of Participants
32
Total Debris Collected
kgs (measured)

38.530979, -28.319836

Survey Information

Location Name
Porto Comercial de São Roque
Organization/Dive Centre
Clube Naval São Roque and Cowfish Dive Center, Lda
City
São Roque do Pico
Country
Portugal
Date
9 June, 2012
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.530979
Longitude: -28.319836
Weather Conditions
good
Survey Depth Range
7–15 meters
Area Surveyed
m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 50
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 30
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 3
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Cars & Car Parts 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Strapping Bands (metal) 20
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 12
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 7
Rubber Fragments 1

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