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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Abades House Reef

29 May, 2019

Team Leader
Kim Timmers
Number of Participants
16
Total Debris Collected
0.58 kgs (measured)

28.140119245395, -16.441264271899

Survey Information

Location Name
Abades House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Tenerife Diving Academy
City
Abades
Country
Spain
Date
29 May, 2019
Survey Duration
48 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.140119245395
Longitude: -16.441264271899
Weather Conditions
Slightly stormy, lots of wind.
Survey Depth Range
2–5 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 12
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 34
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Pull Tabs-beverages 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Fragments 2

Circus in the village. Start of summer, more tourists on the beach. Lots of cigarette butts

Rubber door seal

Plastic fragments

Ceramic / Glass fragments

caps / lids


Considering the high winds and the circus over the weekend, there wasn't too much debris to find.

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