Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Playa La Pinta
12 June, 2023
- Team Leader
- Michelle Holland / Ocean Angel
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 5.8 kgs (measured)
28.08052108756, -16.735811764659
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Playa La Pinta
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Excel Scuba Tenerife
- City
- Costa Adeje
- Country
- Spain
- Date
- 12 June, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 48 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 28.08052108756
Longitude: -16.735811764659
- Weather Conditions
-
Heavy Storm
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 60 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 8 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 7 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 9 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Fishing: Line | 105 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 20 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 6 |
| Cigarette Filters | 4 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 9 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 6 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 6 |
Additional Information
Heavy storm last week
Bracelet that has since been handed in to local police
single use plastic from the bars for drinking on the beach
cigarettes
wet wipes
Comments and Feedback
It is supposedly illegal to smoke on the beaches here but no one is enforcing it.
