Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS172 - Risco Verde
12 January, 2017
- Team Leader
- Nicolas
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 9 kgs (estimated)
27.856026654005, -15.387683808585
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS172 - Risco Verde
- Organization/Dive Centre
- calypso dive center
- City
- maspalomas
- Country
- Spain
- Date
- 12 January, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.856026654005
Longitude: -15.387683808585
- Weather Conditions
-
wavy and windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 78 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 9 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 11 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 17 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 6 |
| SCUBA Weights | 4 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pallets | 2 |
| Wood Fragments | 4 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 4 |
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 5 |
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 6 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 9 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| spare air tank | 1 |
Additional Information
no there has been no events in the surroundings just a busy area with tourist
spare air tank. This looked like a small spare air tank someone had dropped during a dive perhaps during entry and exit of the water due to heavy waves. It looked like it had been there a while.
plastic bags
glass bottles
fishing debris
Comments and Feedback
it was a great experience and we cant wait to organize another event
