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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Nama Bay

23 September, 2018

Team Leader
James Wilkinson
Number of Participants
16
Total Debris Collected
130 kgs (estimated)

27.913584841448, 34.330739758994

Survey Information

Location Name
Nama Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Anthias Divers
City
Sharm El Sheikh
Country
Egypt
Date
23 September, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.913584841448
Longitude: 34.330739758994
Weather Conditions
Calm, still, no waves.
Survey Depth Range
3–16 meters
Area Surveyed
10210 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Balls 2
Baskets, Crates 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Bottles: Oil/lube 4
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 6
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Carpet (synthetic) 5
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cotton Bud Sticks 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 20
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Foam Insulation & Packaging 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Straws, Stirrers 2
Tampon Applicators 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 7
Plastic Fragments 8
Cigarette Filters 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 14
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Jars-food (glass) 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 26
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
Drums: 55 Gallon 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 6
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 5
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Metal Fragments 2
Batteries: Car Or Boat 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 4
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 2
Wood Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 12
Towels/rags 7
Cloth Fragments 8
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 3
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Oil Filters 4
Drone 1
Iphone 1

Drone, as they are banned in the Sinai.

Boat Oil Filters

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