Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Playa La Pinta
16 June, 2022
- Team Leader
- David Holland
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 2.5 kgs (measured)
28.079966, -16.736118
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Playa La Pinta
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Excel Scuba Tenerife
- City
- Costa Adeje
- Country
- Spain
- Date
- 16 June, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 36 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 28.079966
Longitude: -16.736118
- Weather Conditions
-
Yellow weather warning for strong winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 20 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 9 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 8 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 32 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 9 |
| Cigarette Filters | 30 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 8 |
Additional Information
No but there are no bins on the streets anymore. They have all been removed and not replaced.
Drinks cans, sharp and dangerous
Plastic food wrappers, look like Jellyfish and we have turtles here
wrist bands. Entanglement issue
Comments and Feedback
The government has banned smoking on the beach but little is being done to enforce this.
More bins needed and enforcement on no smoking or just provide some sort of cigarette discarding if it cant be enforced.
