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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Clean up in Makadi Bay

11 November, 2024

Team Leader
Carlo Cogliati
Number of Participants
24
Total Debris Collected
24 kgs (measured)

26.994616129599, 33.901153790837

Survey Information

Location Name
Clean up in Makadi Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
IDive Diving Center
City
Hurghada, Makadi Bay
Country
Egypt
Date
11 November, 2024
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.994616129599
Longitude: 33.901153790837
Weather Conditions
Calm waves, sunny day
Survey Depth Range
4–-14 meters
Area Surveyed
3800 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 9
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 1
Cigarette Filters 38
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 8
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
wood materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2

a big fishing net inside the bay

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