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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Rosia Bay

17 September, 2011

Team Leader
Simon Bell
Number of Participants
18
Total Debris Collected
175 kgs (estimated)

36.121792, -5.35326

Survey Information

Location Name
Rosia Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Simply Diving
City
Gibraltar
Country
Gibraltar
Date
17 September, 2011
Survey Duration
180 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.121792
Longitude: -5.35326
Weather Conditions
Fine.
Survey Depth Range
2–21 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
Sand and rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 30
Baskets, Crates 5
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 9
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 57
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 4
Bottles: Oil/lube 5
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 26
Cigarette Lighters 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 11
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 17
Fishing: Line 80
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 23
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 20
Food Wrappers (plastic) 37
Furnishings (plastic) 8
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Straws, Stirrers 10
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 4
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 30
Rope (plastic/nylon) 10
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 6
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 35
Beverage Bottles (glass) 200
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 13
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 180
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 36
Caps & Lids (metal) 50
Cars & Car Parts 12
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Pipes & Rebar 6
Pull Tabs-beverages 10
Metal Fragments 15
Batteries: Car Or Boat 3
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Tires/tyres 17
Rubber Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 10
Cloth Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Clothing 4
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 6
Tampons 1
Toys 2
other materials collected
Parasol 2
Car jack 1
Child's stroller/pushchair 1
Rubber boots 2
Office chair 1
Fishing rod 6
Moped/scooter 1
Barbecues 3

Moped/scooter

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