Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Halfmoon Al Khobar Eastern Saudi Arabia
19 August, 2018
- Team Leader
- R Jay R. Dela Cruz
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 kgs (estimated)
26.128455577472, 49.996225639403
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Halfmoon Al Khobar Eastern Saudi Arabia
- Organization/Dive Centre
- MacDivers
- City
- Al Khobar
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Date
- 19 August, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.128455577472
Longitude: 49.996225639403
- Weather Conditions
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Wind Gust: 21-22 kph
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–27 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 23 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 7 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 7 |
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