Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hurghada
15 February, 2018
- Team Leader
- Vladimir Akimov
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 85 kgs (estimated)
27.167116682048, 33.827872716276
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hurghada
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Vladimir Akimov
- City
- Hurghada
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 15 February, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.167116682048
Longitude: 33.827872716276
- Weather Conditions
-
Heat +20
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 131.001 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 9 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 4 |
| Baskets, Crates | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 10 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 6 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 12 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
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The seabed clean-up event during the seminar IDC PADI 18/02/2018
