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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Rosia Bay, Gibraltar

29 September, 2018

Team Leader
Nicoli Unt
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
150 kgs (measured)

36.122188178193, -5.3517637489981

Survey Information

Location Name
Rosia Bay, Gibraltar
Organization/Dive Centre
Diving with Nic
Country
Gibraltar
Date
29 September, 2018
Survey Duration
62 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.122188178193
Longitude: -5.3517637489981
Weather Conditions
Calm seas but strong currents
Survey Depth Range
1–10 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 23
Balls 11
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 25
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Cigar Tips 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 18
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 3
Plastic Fragments 72
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Jars-food (glass) 10
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 25
Beverage Bottles (glass) 131
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 54
Pipes & Rebar 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
Metal Fragments 5
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 21
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 8
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 11
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

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