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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Gassus Soraya Reef (North side)

8 February, 2025

Team Leader
Emma Wilkinson
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
6.2 kgs (measured)

26.407459156846, 34.114410751976

Survey Information

Location Name
Gassus Soraya Reef (North side)
Organization/Dive Centre
Open Ocean Project
City
El Quesir
Country
Egypt
Date
8 February, 2025
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.407459156846
Longitude: 34.114410751976
Weather Conditions
Windy and sunny
Survey Depth Range
5–21 meters
Area Surveyed
70 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 15
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1

no

Waterproof trousers and an anchor

fishing line

plastic fragments

plastic bags

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