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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sa Caleta

10 August, 2018

Team Leader
Corinna Holz
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
6 kgs (estimated)

41.699460512636, 2.8584781943755

Survey Information

Location Name
Sa Caleta
Organization/Dive Centre
Dolphin's Diving Center
City
Lloret de Mar
Country
Spain
Date
10 August, 2018
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 41.699460512636
Longitude: 2.8584781943755
Weather Conditions
thunderstorm and wind the day before the survey
sunny the rest of the week
Survey Depth Range
3–7 meters
Area Surveyed
10 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 90
Food Wrappers (plastic) 93
Straws, Stirrers 10
Plastic Fragments 40
Cigarette Filters 20
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Pull Tabs-beverages 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 6
Tampons 3
other materials collected
baby wipes 60
synthetic flowers 28
hotel / club entry bands 13
lady sanitary pads 3
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name tiny crwlies
Number Entangled 30
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris baby wipes

ladies underwear - thong

baby/facial wipes

plastic ice crem spoons / sticks

food / candy wrappes


This was the second time we cleaned up the same spot. There is still lots to do. We figured out that the whole area is covered in baby wipes and the plastic just sticks to it and collects in that particular area. We need to find out why there are so many of these baby/face wipes and where they are coming from.

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