Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS317 - Abades
18 October, 2018
- Team Leader
- Samantha Towler-WIlson
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 kgs (estimated)
28.142383380326, -16.439169617649
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS317 - Abades
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Excel Scuba Tenerife
- City
- Las Americas
- Country
- Spain
- Date
- 18 October, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 58 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 28.142383380326
Longitude: -16.439169617649
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm waters
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–13 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 14 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 2 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 17 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 3 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
Additional Information
A recent public holiday
fishing knife
fishing line
fishing lures
plastic fragments
Comments and Feedback
I feel that the most common debris found being fishing line, lures and weights is of concern considering Abades is a Marine protected area
