Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mangrove Bay
2 February, 2025
- Team Leader
- Emma Wilkinson
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 52.1 kgs (measured)
25.868065, 34.416601
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mangrove Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Open Ocean Project
- City
- El Quesir
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 2 February, 2025
- Survey Duration
- 63 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.868065
Longitude: 34.416601
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy and sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 5.5–14.1 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 40 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Baskets, Crates | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 46 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 31 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 7 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 18 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 14 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 15 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 7 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 2 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 12 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber mat | 1 |
| Fan belt | 1 |
| Shower hose | 1 |
| Broom fragment | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Shower hose
Water bottles 2 litre +
Water bottles 1 litre
Fishing line
Comments and Feedback
Even though Mangrove Bay is a popular dive site, no one cleans it. There is a lot of fishing line that needs to be removed from the reef.
