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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS305 - House Reef

16 January, 2019

Team Leader
Kim Timmers
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
1.12 kgs (measured)

28.14203, -16.438389

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS305 - House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Tenerife Diving Academy
City
Abades
Country
Spain
Date
16 January, 2019
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.14203
Longitude: -16.438389
Weather Conditions
Moderate waves during the week. Calm during the pick up dive.
Survey Depth Range
2–8.3 meters
Area Surveyed
450 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 5
Cigarette Filters 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 32
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1

The most unusual item found was a rag.

Glass

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