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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

EMBARCADOR - ILLES MEDES

3 September, 2023

Team Leader
Number of Participants
21
Total Debris Collected
33 kgs (measured)

42.047103859688, 3.2189833235359

Survey Information

Location Name
EMBARCADOR - ILLES MEDES
Organization/Dive Centre
Costa Brava Diving Fest
City
l'Estartit
Country
Spain
Date
3 September, 2023
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 42.047103859688
Longitude: 3.2189833235359
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
4–14 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 10
Plastic Fragments 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 8
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Pipes & Rebar 2
Metal Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
other materials collected
propeller 1
sunglasses 1
bell 1

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