Dive Against Debris Data Submission
El Galeón
8 July, 2023
- Team Leader
- Nikky
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 52 kgs (estimated)
36.507860454275, -4.6532533884135
Survey Information
- Location Name
- El Galeón
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Blue Fin Divers & Lebeta Sub
- City
- San Pedro de Alcántara
- Country
- Spain
- Date
- 8 July, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 36.507860454275
Longitude: -4.6532533884135
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 12723.7 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Shipwreck
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Cigar Tips | 7 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Diapers/nappies | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Tampon Applicators | 2 |
| Cigarette Filters | 10 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 10 |
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wet Wipes | 100 |
| Period pads | 50 |
| Mosquito repelant bracelet | 1 |
| Tampons | 6 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Cuttlefish (sepias) |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plastic |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crab |
| Number Entangled | 8 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Unsure |
Additional Information
No
Condoms
Wet wipes
Tampons
Period pads
Comments and Feedback
A broken pipe was next to the 1700s shipwreck, which means every year the area fills with these wipes
Nope
