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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

El Puertito

20 June, 2016

Team Leader
Carly Pickford
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (estimated)

28.113262, -16.768412

Survey Information

Location Name
El Puertito
Organization/Dive Centre
Paradise Divers - Tenerife
City
Tenerife
Country
Spain
Date
20 June, 2016
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.113262
Longitude: -16.768412
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–12 meters
Area Surveyed
600 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) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Diapers/nappies 3
Fishing: Line 2
Straws, Stirrers 3
Plastic Fragments 40
Cigarette Filters 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 22
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
other materials collected
fibreglass 1
foil 1

Phone battery

Plastic debris

Rope

Fishing Line


there are four resident green sea turtles that live at this site.

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