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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Port Olimpic de Barcelona

28 April, 2018

Team Leader
Jaume Juan fernandez
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
2000 kgs (estimated)

41.386330073733, 2.2020008420645

Survey Information

Location Name
Port Olimpic de Barcelona
Organization/Dive Centre
SIN PASAJE DE VUELTA - DREAM DIVE TOSSA DE MAR
City
BARCELONA
Country
Spain
Date
28 April, 2018
Survey Duration
76 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 41.386330073733
Longitude: 2.2020008420645
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
3–7 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
ROCK AND MUD
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 4
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Carpet (synthetic) 9
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 15
Plastic Fragments 20
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 13
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 25
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 24
SCUBA Weights 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 16
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 8
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 5
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 4
other materials collected
SHOPPING CART 1
CAR SHOCK ABSORBER 3
HOSE PLASTIC CART 3
BOAT ANTENNA 1
PLASTIC POSTER 1
METAL SHEETING 1

YES, IT IS A STRIP OF THE INTERIOR AREA OF THE PORT OF BARCELONA, MANY BOATS MOORED AND WITH MUCH SOCIAL ACTIVITY.

MUSIC EQUIPMENT, BABY CART, SUPERMARKET CART

PNEUMATICS CAR AND TRUCKS

PLASTIC VARIOUSLY OBJECTS


To thank all the volunteers for their help, since without them none of this would be possible. Special thanks to the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Generalitat of Catalonia, since they promote and support us in all our environmental initiatives. Also please POBASA, PADI and Project Aware.

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