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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS507 - The Bridge

29 January, 2019

Team Leader
Amy Johnson
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
4.5 kgs (measured)

28.496488, 34.517223

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS507 - The Bridge
Organization/Dive Centre
Project Azraq
City
Dahab
Country
Egypt
Date
29 January, 2019
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.496488
Longitude: 34.517223
Weather Conditions
Calm winds highs of 21degrees and lows of 8degrees. Mainly clear blue sky and sun however on 27th January rain and cloud cover.
Survey Depth Range
1–20 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 95
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 7
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 6
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 5
Straws, Stirrers 5
Plastic Fragments 172
Cigarette Filters 117
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 17
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 7
Pipes & Rebar 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 30
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 5
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 7
Rubber Bands 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 53
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 77
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
other materials collected
Plastic Reel 1
Medical Plaster 2

During the time of the clean up we had just had a busy weekend in Dahab due to school holidays in Cairo.

Water bottle top wrapper

Plastic fragments

Cigarette filters

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