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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Cala Montgo

30 July, 2011

Team Leader
Gaynor Rosier
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
kgs (measured)

42.104718, 3.174191

Survey Information

Location Name
Cala Montgo
Organization/Dive Centre
Kenna Eco Diving
City
L'Escala
Country
Spain
Date
30 July, 2011
Survey Duration
600 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 42.104718
Longitude: 3.174191
Weather Conditions
Good weather
Survey Depth Range
2–20 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 11
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 16
Caps & Lids (plastic) 14
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 102
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 30
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 5
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 295
Cigarette Filters 5
Strapping Bands (plastic) 13
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 34
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 9
Metal Fragments 7
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 9
wood materials collected
Pallets 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Towels/rags 6
Cloth Fragments 11
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 2
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 8
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 9
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 3
Clothing 2
Fireworks 10
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
Toys 6
other materials collected
Lead fishing weights 42
Anchors 2
Band aids 7
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Number Entangled 2
Comments Bream with hook in mouth and trailing fishing line.

You need to add lead fishing weights and anchors to the metal category. We collect weights on every dive and find several anchors per season. We collect debris on every dive on our return from research diving and on fun dives. This entry is a cumulative total for the month of July.

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