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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS305 - House Reef

16 September, 2020

Team Leader
Kim Timmers
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
1 kgs (estimated)

28.14116611939, -16.438835680497

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS305 - House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Tenerife Diving Academy
City
Abades
Country
Spain
Date
16 September, 2020
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.14116611939
Longitude: -16.438835680497
Weather Conditions
Windy and some rain, with large waves on some days
Survey Depth Range
2.5–8 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Cigar Tips 21
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 119
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 29

The waves might have brought some debris in. There are still many locals who are not working yet due to Covid-19, they are crowding the beaches and throwing more debris on the beach / in the ocean.

Fishing line and hooks, they should never be in a marine protected area

Cigarette buds

Plastic fragments

fishing equipment

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