Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Discover the Leith Islands region
21 June, 2019
- Team Leader
- Essam A. Nassar
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (estimated)
19.963816, 40.1350341
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Discover the Leith Islands region
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Alkhorayef Diver
- City
- Jeddah - Al lith
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Date
- 21 June, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 1 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.963816
Longitude: 40.1350341
- Weather Conditions
-
very good
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cigarette Lighters | 5 |
| Cigarette Filters | 20 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | turtle - dolphins - hammerhead shark - reef sharks - The whale shark |
| Number Entangled | 5 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | the Marine Mammals is the whale shark, hammerhead sharks and Tu |
| Comments | Marine Mammals - very fames with the Turtles and reef sharks |
Additional Information
A floating dock was installed for boat mooring to avoid destroying the coral reef.
Groups of fish available in the area
the divers should leave the site before 2:00 PM due to the strong winds for 4 hours every day in the summer
The transportation in the areas is expensive
Obtaining Permits from Cost Gourd, Unavailability of services on the islands
Comments and Feedback
The area is very beautiful , is virgin area - one of the most beautiful dive side in the Red Sea, where there are a large numbers of different types of fish and sizes and many types of beautiful coral reefs I recommend visiting this area, which consists of 5 closely spaced islands, white sandy beaches, and birds on the island.
