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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Rosia Bay, Gibraltar

23 April, 2023

Team Leader
Nic
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
187 kgs (measured)

36.121379173596, -5.3527914334459

Survey Information

Location Name
Rosia Bay, Gibraltar
Organization/Dive Centre
Diving with Nic
City
Gibraltar
Country
Gibraltar
Date
23 April, 2023
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.121379173596
Longitude: -5.3527914334459
Weather Conditions
Medium on-shore wind for week before, a few waves
Survey Depth Range
1–10 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 18
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 24
Carpet (synthetic) 7
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 16
Fishing: Line 25
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Plastic Fragments 159
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 64
Beverage Bottles (glass) 68
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 38
Metal Fragments 43
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 32
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 24
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 49
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 23
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 9
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Scorpionfish
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Kids Fishing Net
Comments It was caught in a kids play net

Parasol

Plastic Bottles

Discarded Beach Equipment

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