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Fuengirola beach -malaga spain

30 May, 2015

Team Leader
adrian bilous
Number of Participants
40
Total Debris Collected
400 kgs (estimated)

36.545492, -4.613147

Survey Information

Location Name
Fuengirola beach -malaga spain
Organization/Dive Centre
abysub
City
fuengirola
Country
Spain
Date
30 May, 2015
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.545492
Longitude: -4.613147
Weather Conditions
waves
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
60000 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) 62
Bags: Trash (plastic) 57
Bait Containers, Packaging 30
Balloons 3
Balls 6
Baskets, Crates 33
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 90
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 70
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 28
Bottles: Oil/lube 15
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 10
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 22
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 10
Cigar Tips 15
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 35
Cotton Bud Sticks 12
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 13
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 50
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 12
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Furnishings (plastic) 25
Gloves (latex) 4
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 15
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 10
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 32
Straws, Stirrers 13
Tampon Applicators 12
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 50
Toothbrushes 2
Plastic Fragments 112
Cigarette Filters 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 15
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 4
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 10
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 72
Beverage Bottles (glass) 82
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 15
Appliances: Household 25
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 10
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 255
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 75
Cars & Car Parts 2
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 13
Drums: 55 Gallon 12
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 6
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 12
Pipes & Rebar 2
Pull Tabs-beverages 32
Strapping Bands (metal) 13
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 22
Metal Fragments 10
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 40
rubber materials collected
Condoms 20
Gloves (rubber) 8
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 12
Rubber Bands 6
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 12
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 9
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 73
Wood Fragments 8
Fishing: Traps & Pots 22
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Bags (cloth) 12
Rope And String (cloth) 55
Towels/rags 10
Cloth Fragments 32
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 90
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 17
Clothing 18
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 25
Tampons 50
Toys 12
other materials collected
1 ladrillo de hachis 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name sea bream
Number Entangled 10
Status dead
Type of Debris net
Comments fisherman net
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name hermit crabs, sea cucumber
Number Entangled 5
Status injured
Type of Debris net

we found in 3 different places 3 fisherman net .more than 200 cans and a lot plastics bags

block of hachis

fisherman net

plastic bottles

cans


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