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XVII Limpieza de Fondos Marinos (Underwater cleaup)

16 September, 2023

Team Leader
Fernando Orri-
Number of Participants
30
Total Debris Collected
148 kgs (measured)

36.81348, -2.560815

Survey Information

Location Name
XVII Limpieza de Fondos Marinos (Underwater cleaup)
Organization/Dive Centre
Aquatours Almería
City
Aguadulce-Roquetas de Mar
Country
Spain
Date
16 September, 2023
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.81348
Longitude: -2.560815
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
3–9 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 36
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 46
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 206
Caps & Lids (plastic) 55
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 27
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 7
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 153
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 38
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 70
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
1 little mirrow 1

Part of a radio- A woman pocket mirrow

Plastic

Fishing gear

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