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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

The illegal beach hotel Carboneras, Almeria, Spain

18 September, 2011

Team Leader
G Dalton PADI IDC Staff 626050
Number of Participants
24
Total Debris Collected
90 kgs (estimated)

37.025837, -1.878836

Survey Information

Location Name
The illegal beach hotel Carboneras, Almeria, Spain
Organization/Dive Centre
Dalton Divers 799248/Albox Dive Club
City
Carboneras
Country
Spain
Date
18 September, 2011
Survey Duration
240 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 37.025837
Longitude: -1.878836
Weather Conditions
Fair Sunny
Survey Depth Range
2–12 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
Sand, 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) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 20
Cigarette Lighters 2
Cigar Tips 20
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 26
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 4
Straws, Stirrers 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 9
Plastic Fragments 20
Cigarette Filters 42
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 39
Jars-food (glass) 7
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 4
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 19
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 36
Caps & Lids (metal) 8
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 9
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 11
Pipes & Rebar 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 50
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 43
Metal Fragments 10
rubber materials collected
Condoms 8
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 4
Rubber Fragments 9
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 12
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 23
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 6
Towels/rags 4
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 5
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 3
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 8
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 7
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 6
Toys 1

Old Spanish Stone fishing weight & net

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