Dive Against Debris Data Submission
halfmoon bay
4 March, 2023
- Team Leader
- Rahma Iskanderani
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 300 kgs (estimated)
26.141877832325, 50.001697540283
Survey Information
- Location Name
- halfmoon bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Bateel diver
- City
- khobar
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Date
- 4 March, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 220 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.141877832325
Longitude: 50.001697540283
- Weather Conditions
-
so many plastic toys, bottles , cans, charcoal, animals bones, many trash in the sea.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 41 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- 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) | 26 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 46 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 4 |
| Balloons | 3 |
| Balls | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 20 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 15 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Diapers/nappies | 10 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 19 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 17 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 2 |
| Cigarette Filters | 92 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 3 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 20 |
| SCUBA Weights | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| bicycle tire | 1 |
| shisha | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | seahorse |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | shopping plastic bag |
| Comments | seahorse/ trapped inside shopping bag |
| Birds | |
| Species or Common Name | duck |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | duck-fishing line swallowed |
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | big mouth fish |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | plastic bag |
| Comments | the bag had evidence of marine fish biting marks on it the fish was found under the bag another one approximately meters away form the bag. |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | duck |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | fishing bites |
| Comments | the duck was found dead with fishing net tangled around the nick the duck swallow the fishing bite. |
Additional Information
fishing lines
cheps bags
plastic shopping bags
