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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

The Pier

29 June, 2019

Team Leader
Number of Participants
16
Total Debris Collected
45 kgs (estimated)

27.0448771, 33.8978481

Survey Information

Location Name
The Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Sahl Hasheesh
City
Hurghada
Country
Egypt
Date
29 June, 2019
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.0448771
Longitude: 33.8978481
Weather Conditions
Sahl Hasheesh is located 20 mins off of the airport at Hurghada
The weather shifts between 35 to 45 degrees celsius
Survey Depth Range
2–7 meters
Area Surveyed
800 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sandy slope
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 50
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 80
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 70
Caps & Lids (plastic) 190
Cigarette Lighters 20
Diapers/nappies 4
Fishing: Line 200
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 13
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 40
Straws, Stirrers 10
Cigarette Filters 200
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 40
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 15
Batteries: Car Or Boat 20
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 30
Rubber Fragments 30
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 20
Wood Fragments 30
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 13
mixed materials collected
Clothing 15
other materials collected
Shavers 10

Plastic Wrappers

Fishing Lines

Ciggarettes

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