Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Eel Canyon
3 December, 2020
- Team Leader
- Mohammed Leddawi
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (measured)
29.4165, 34.97378
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Eel Canyon
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deep Blue Dive Center
- City
- Aqaba
- Country
- Jordan
- Date
- 3 December, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.4165
Longitude: 34.97378
- Weather Conditions
-
warm and sunny with slight breeze
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 30 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
Additional Information
Year and years of illegal fishing
fishing line and hooks
Comments and Feedback
We hope one day stricter laws will be in place that will halt illegal fishing in the Aqaba Marine Park. Eel Canyon is where we have the most problem with this as it is far from the most visited dive sites.
