Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Lighthouse
28 October, 2020
- Team Leader
- Ahmed Naguib
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 1 kgs (estimated)
28.498974726559, 34.519288113496
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Lighthouse
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Nirvana Dive Centre
- City
- Dahab
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Date
- 28 October, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 28.498974726559
Longitude: 34.519288113496
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy in morning, calm in afternoon
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 822.169 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Carpet (synthetic) | 9 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 60 |
| Cigarette Filters | 303 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 4 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 6 |
| Metal Fragments | 6 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 9 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 28 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Chewing gum | 71 |
| Wet wipes | 7 |
| Fibreglass fragments | 2 |
| Banana skin | 1 |
| Ceramic tile | 1 |
| Band aids/dressings | 4 |
| Plastic bottle top seals | 23 |
Additional Information
No
Cigarette butts
Plastic fragments and bottle top seals
Chewing gum
Comments and Feedback
Plastic bottle top seals are included as a separate category as they are a specific problem in this region
