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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

El Cabron Marine Reserve, Playa de Arinaga

24 March, 2018

Team Leader
julie Dass
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
6 kgs (estimated)

27.870282857493, -15.386066087007

Survey Information

Location Name
El Cabron Marine Reserve, Playa de Arinaga
Organization/Dive Centre
Davy Jones Dive Centre
City
Playa De arinaga
Country
Spain
Date
24 March, 2018
Survey Duration
51 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.870282857493
Longitude: -15.386066087007
Weather Conditions
stormy, high winds
Survey Depth Range
3–9 meters
Area Surveyed
10 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 5
Balloons 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 12
Cigarette Lighters 1
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 27
Syringes (plastic) 4
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Toothbrushes 2
Plastic Fragments 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Entangled Animals
Birds
Species or Common Name seagull
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris segull
Comments rope around its body

razor blades

plastic straws

fishing nets

foam from packaging

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