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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Half moon beach

22 March, 2019

Team Leader
Yousef
Number of Participants
28
Total Debris Collected
126 kgs (measured)

26.116982082376, 49.987704841608

Survey Information

Location Name
Half moon beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Padi
City
Dhahran city
Country
Saudi Arabia
Date
22 March, 2019
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.116982082376
Longitude: 49.987704841608
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
5–7 meters
Area Surveyed
53991.5 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 12
Bags: Trash (plastic) 37
Baskets, Crates 7
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 19
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 67
Bottles: Oil/lube 8
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 43
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 427
Diapers/nappies 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Plastic Fragments 1249
Cigarette Filters 182
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 86
Beverage Bottles (glass) 46
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 4
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 10
Metal Fragments 19
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 182
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 11
Towels/rags 17
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 4
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 10
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 22
mixed materials collected
Clothing 29

No

Plastic

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