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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Playa de Nueva Andalucia

27 March, 2021

Team Leader
Nicoli
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
35 kgs (measured)

36.481239081888, -4.9646109594798

Survey Information

Location Name
Playa de Nueva Andalucia
Organization/Dive Centre
Diving with Nic
City
La Cala de Mijas
Country
Spain
Date
27 March, 2021
Survey Duration
61 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.481239081888
Longitude: -4.9646109594798
Weather Conditions
Calm flat water
Survey Depth Range
2–6 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cotton Bud Sticks 9
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Cigarette Filters 25
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 9
Fishing: Traps & Pots 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Rubber Fragments 9
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2

Thanks to MiMoana for our continued collaboration

Lots of tyres filled with concrete were found. Unable to remove. Also plastic sheeting is buried in the sand.

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