Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Al Amwaj
12 September, 2020
- Team Leader
- Jan Ziolo
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.2 kgs (estimated)
26.128491229968, 49.995142431937
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Al Amwaj
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Groupers Sub Aqua Club
- City
- Al-Aziziyah, Khobar
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Date
- 12 September, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 57 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.128491229968
Longitude: 49.995142431937
- Weather Conditions
-
Light airs from North and North West.
- Survey Depth Range
- 0–6.4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 15 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
Recreational diving including instruction, spear fishing and beach visits from the public.
Regulator mouthpiece and DIN first stage dust cap (now added to spares box).
Plastic film from food containers
Length of monofilament line from stranded kite (partially retrieved 10 metre length)
Debris from cheap dive masks, swim goggles and swim ear plugs
