Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bannerfish Bay
26 February, 2019
- Team Leader
- John Hauxwell
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (estimated)
28.498185, 34.518302
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bannerfish Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- H2O Divers
- City
- Dahab
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 26 February, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 28.498185
Longitude: 34.518302
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm for the last 5 days. Moderate to high winds early in the week.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–28 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 5 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 21 |
| Cigarette Filters | 62 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 20 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
Additional Information
University half term break a couple of weeks ago saw an influx of people to Dahab.
Bedouin hair braid, made from embroidery thread (with hair still attached!) and a sock
Cigarette filters
wraps from plastic water bottles
bottle caps
