Dive Against Debris Data Submission
La Plage, jeddah , Saudi Arabia
31 May, 2023
- Team Leader
- Ahmed idrees
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
21.7099283, 39.0823288
Survey Information
- Location Name
- La Plage, jeddah , Saudi Arabia
- Organization/Dive Centre
- La Plage dive center
- City
- Jeddah
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Date
- 31 May, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 21.7099283
Longitude: 39.0823288
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm with mild wind around 15 k/h
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–33 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 568.33 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- gravel
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes | 1 |
Additional Information
Marine life getting stuck in the bottles which could last more than 400 years in the water
Shoes
Plastic
Rubber shoes
Metal soda cans
Comments and Feedback
We will be conducting multiple clean ups as the amount of debris is quite large
The site seems to be affected severely by the amount of debris which seems like it’s been there for decades from the dates on the soda cans back to the 1990s
