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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS305 - House Reef

5 February, 2020

Team Leader
Kim Timmers
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
0.58 kgs (measured)

28.14203, -16.438416

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS305 - House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Tenerife Diving Academy
City
Abades
Country
Spain
Date
5 February, 2020
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.14203
Longitude: -16.438416
Weather Conditions
Sunny, no wind at all.
Survey Depth Range
1–10 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Balls 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 31
Cigarette Filters 4
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Metal Fragments 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 10
Cloth Fragments 6
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5

The sewage pipe still spews out debris (mainly cloth) into our Marine Protected Area :( :(

Rubber bouncy balls

Cigarette butts

Cloth

Fishing line

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