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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS507 - The Bridge

23 July, 2019

Submitted by: Project Azraq , on 24 July, 2019

Team Leader
Nour and Amy
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
9 kgs (estimated)

28.496488, 34.517223

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS507 - The Bridge
Organization/Dive Centre
Project Azraq
City
Dahab
Country
Egypt
Date
23 July, 2019
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.496488
Longitude: 34.517223
Weather Conditions
The weather was progressively getting warmer with temperatures up to 42 degrees.
Survey Depth Range
2–25 meters
Area Surveyed
30 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

Debris Items Collected

plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 6
Plastic Fragments 32
Cigarette Filters 116
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glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 9
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
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metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 7
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 44
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rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 1
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wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
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cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 7
Cloth Fragments 1
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paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 9
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Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 7
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Juvenile Crabs, Sea Cucumber juveniles
Comments We were able to release them back right away. The tangled organisms included juvenile sea cucumbers and several crabs
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Additional Information

the 23rd is a public vacation in Egypt so they debris items found were collected before the flock of tourists swarmed the streets and beaches of Dahab.

Ciggarette filters

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