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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

L'Embarcador - Illes Medes (2)

19 October, 2022

Team Leader
Illes Medes Diving Centers
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
23.7 kgs (measured)

42.046765421634, 3.2199215950056

Survey Information

Location Name
L'Embarcador - Illes Medes (2)
Organization/Dive Centre
Illes Medes Diving Centers
City
L'Estartit
Country
Spain
Date
19 October, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 42.046765421634
Longitude: 3.2199215950056
Weather Conditions
Good weather
Survey Depth Range
3–8 meters
Area Surveyed
6400 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 20
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 11
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Pipes & Rebar 2
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 6
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 6
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
other materials collected
sunglasses 1

Summer season

Snorkel items


Action coorganized with the Natural Park and all the diving centers with authorization to dive in the Medes Islands Marine Reserve.

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