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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

cala Cortina, Cartagena, Spain

22 September, 2011

Team Leader
Mark A Bulley
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
25 kgs (estimated)

37.581226, -0.974609

Survey Information

Location Name
cala Cortina, Cartagena, Spain
Organization/Dive Centre
Max Scuba Diving
City
Cartagena
Country
Spain
Date
22 September, 2011
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 37.581226
Longitude: -0.974609
Weather Conditions
Clear, slight breeze
Survey Depth Range
1–11 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 75
Bags: Trash (plastic) 12
Bait Containers, Packaging 34
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 32
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 84
Bottles: Oil/lube 5
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 100
Cigarette Lighters 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 36
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 29
Diapers/nappies 31
Fishing: Line 97
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 68
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 3
Syringes (plastic) 11
Tampon Applicators 15
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 5
Cigarette Filters 875
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 32
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 3
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 6
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 73
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 42
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 12
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pull Tabs-beverages 52
SCUBA Weights 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 5
Metal Fragments 7
rubber materials collected
Condoms 23
Gloves (rubber) 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 56
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 6
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 11
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Clothing 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Tampons 51
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Number Entangled 3
Comments Damsel fish

Nothing unusual on this occassion, will try harder next time.

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