Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Abades Outer Reef
24 May, 2012
- Team Leader
- Chris Botting
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 kgs (estimated)
28.141201, -16.43739
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Abades Outer Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Amarilla Divers
- City
- Abades
- Country
- Spain
- Date
- 24 May, 2012
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 28.141201
Longitude: -16.43739
- Weather Conditions
-
good
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–17 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 300 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Micro Marine Reserve
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 12 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 20 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 6 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing Weights | 2 |
Additional Information
metal from back of fridge. We also found a chain saw, but didnt have a lift bag to carry it back !
