Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Amwaj Beach, Halfmoon, Al Khobar, SA
23 September, 2020
- Team Leader
- R Jay R. Dela Cruz
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 17 kgs (estimated)
26.136684688338, 50.001489039994
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Amwaj Beach, Halfmoon, Al Khobar, SA
- Organization/Dive Centre
- OFW Community Divers
- City
- Al Khobar
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Date
- 23 September, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.136684688338
Longitude: 50.001489039994
- Weather Conditions
-
Fairly Hot
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 700 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 11 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 21 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 7 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 28 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Cigarette Filters | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Toys | 3 |
Comments and Feedback
We would like to thank everybody in participating the PADI Aware Week Sept 19-27, 2020. It was a very successful event participated by different nationalities and diving community. Thanks to SQUID, RDA, MacDiver, Knights of Rizal, and individuals who share their passion to save the ocean planet.
