Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Magawish Island - Hurghada, EGYPT
14 October, 2015
- Team Leader
- Su-Li Wong & Jana Tenner
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 200 kgs (estimated)
27.153804585515733, 33.87025906238705
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Magawish Island - Hurghada, EGYPT
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Euro-Divers and PADI EMEA Ltd
- City
- Hurghada
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 14 October, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 300 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.153804585515733
Longitude: 33.87025906238705
- Weather Conditions
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Very warm. Sea conditions calm with good visibility.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 150 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- 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) | 200 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 100 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 300 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 300 |
| Plastic Fragments | 300 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 50 |
Additional Information
Around the Hurghada region, much of the litter gets dropped into the ocean and it is taken by the current to Magawish Island where it collects in huge quantities. It stays here and builds up very quickly. The overall amount of trash collected on this date was 9 Tons by a joint effort between 10 Dive Centres and HEPCA.
Plastic Bottles
Plastic Bags and packaging
Comments and Feedback
Many (hundreds, even thousands) of the plastic bottles found on the seabed have been used to attract fish to snorkelling areas for tourists. The bottles have a hole in the bottom, which is a clear indication the debris is created deliberate and direct consequence of human behaviour.
