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Marazul Cleanup

7 October, 2014

Team Leader
Dan Scarlata
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
36 kgs (measured)

28.13909, -16.79191

Survey Information

Location Name
Marazul Cleanup
Organization/Dive Centre
Paradise Divers - Tenerife
City
Marazul
Country
Spain
Date
7 October, 2014
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.13909
Longitude: -16.79191
Weather Conditions
Very Good, 30 Degrees C & Calm
Survey Depth Range
5–22 meters
Area Surveyed
7134 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cigarette Lighters 2
Fishing: Line 17
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Plastic Fragments 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 3
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Cars & Car Parts 40
SCUBA Weights 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 8
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 38
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
other materials collected
Razors and Shavers 2
Screwdriver whole and parts 3

This is a common shore fishing location and therefore there is a lot of debris being thrown in by the fisherman. We even saw the person who threw the Sardine tins after using them as bate for his fishing. He was approached and spoken to in regards to contaminating the seas specially as we have many marine turtles in the area.

Fishing lines

Weights

fish tins/jars

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