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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Aguadulce Beach

7 October, 2017

Team Leader
Fernando Orri
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
23 kgs (measured)

36.8118659828, -2.5666863564402

Survey Information

Location Name
Aguadulce Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Aquatorus Almería
City
Aguadulce
Country
Spain
Date
7 October, 2017
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.8118659828
Longitude: -2.5666863564402
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
4–7 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand and seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 38
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Diapers/nappies 1
Gloves (latex) 1
Plastic Fragments 17
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cars & Car Parts 1
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 8
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Tampons 2
other materials collected
tow 1
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Comments No entangled animals

after the tourist high season, we always discover plastic bags, cans and plastic bottles

tow and photo camera with its sd card and battery almost new

plastic

ilegal fishing traps and pots

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