Dive Against Debris Data Submission
HALF MOON BAY
2 November, 2023
- Team Leader
- Jan Ziolo
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 2.5 kgs (estimated)
26.127105, 49.994021
Survey Information
- Location Name
- HALF MOON BAY
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Groupers Sub Aqua Club
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Date
- 2 November, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.127105
Longitude: 49.994021
- Weather Conditions
-
29°C - 35°C, Sunny, Winds 3-15mph
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–6.1 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 356.55 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 23 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 16 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 11 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 7 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 14 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 11 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Toys | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Mobile Power Bank (Battery) | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Blackspot Snapper |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plastic Shopping Bag |
| Comments | Fish was trapped in the corner of the bag, It was released unharmed. |
Additional Information
The Beach is regularly used for barbecues and picnics.
Mobile Power Bank
Degrading single use plastic bags
Single use Plastic Bottles being adopted by sealife
General food and snack wrappers breaking down to small pieces
