Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Gassous Bay, Safaga (Egypt)
28 March, 2018
- Team Leader
- Jonathan
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
26.572743, 34.033484
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Gassous Bay, Safaga (Egypt)
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Safaga
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 28 March, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.572743
Longitude: 34.033484
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny, mostly calm water
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1778.38 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 4 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 10 |
Additional Information
Storm a couple of days ago pushed a lot of debris into the bay
Large plastic bag
Plastic bags
Plastic cups
Unspecified plastic litter
Comments and Feedback
Several hobby scuba divers of nearby hotel Coral Sun Beach helped clean the bay after last storm
