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Espigón de la T

5 November, 2022

Team Leader
Nikky Wegloop
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
100 kgs (estimated)

36.545445553512, -4.6146236097017

Survey Information

Location Name
Espigón de la T
Organization/Dive Centre
Into the Blue Diving
City
Mijas Costa
Country
Spain
Date
5 November, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.545445553512
Longitude: -4.6146236097017
Weather Conditions
Little waves
Survey Depth Range
1–5.1 meters
Area Surveyed
20 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Bags: Trash (plastic) 20
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 30
Gloves (latex) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Cigarette Filters 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
other materials collected
Condom 2
Wifi booster 2
Crab/lobster trap 1
Hat 1
Tire 1
Parasol frame 1
Telefonica card from 1986 1
Vase 1
Credit card expired in the 2015 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 5
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Cage
Comments In crab trap

Vase

Plastic bottles

Wrappers

Fishing lines


We did a beach and underwater clean up, which we do every month. We picked up 350kg.

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