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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mar Azul

30 May, 2015

Team Leader
Erin Greene
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

28.139108, -16.791742

Survey Information

Location Name
Mar Azul
Organization/Dive Centre
Paradise Divers
City
Adeje
Country
Spain
Date
30 May, 2015
Survey Duration
58 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.139108
Longitude: -16.791742
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
5–12.1 meters
Area Surveyed
3055.77 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Fishing: Line 18
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 27
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Metal Fragments 20
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 30
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 10
other materials collected
plastic sunglasses 1
prison shank 1
ceramic tile 3

Fishing

What looks like to be a prison shank, although I doubt it was used for that purpose.

Spark Plugs

Circuit Boards

Fishing Line

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