Seagull Beach Hurghada
14 December, 2018
- Team Leader
- Darco Azarmaneche
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 35 kgs (estimated)
27.216325064728, 33.843110060376
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Seagull Beach Hurghada
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Pro Master Red Sea
- City
- Hurghada
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 14 December, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.216325064728
Longitude: 33.843110060376
- Weather Conditions
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- outside T. : 27C
- water T. : 24C
- wind Beaufort : 2-3
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5 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 | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 20 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 2 |
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 29 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 17 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Boat oil filter | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | Parrot fish |
| Number Entangled | 5 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Parrot fish |
| Comments | The fish were trapped in a cage and we took a pliers to cut the wires and release them. One fish was already dead ! The other were released unharmed. |
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Blue Barred Parrot Fish |
| Number Entangled | 5 |
| Type of Debris | Blue Barred Parrot Fish and other fish |
| Comments | The fish were trapped in a cage, not in a net or entangled in a line. We need to cut the cage using a pliers. 1 of the 5 fish was dead, the others were released unharmed. |
Additional Information
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tires
plastic and glass bottles
ropes and fishing lines
Comments and Feedback
Dear Project AWARE Team, Our survey was around only 5 sqm. and bring out around 35kg. of rubbish in less than 15 min. The other 15 min. were to release the trapped fish. What can I say ? A real disaster ! We really do not know from where to start and what to pick-up first. Tens of tires, pipes, bottles, boat equipment, glass, etc. We need months of diving to clean what I saw only in front of us. Karim, one of the team cleaner said that to clean is better to excavate than picking up. Sorry, I do not find the words to express my sadness ! I am really sad !
What can I add ? We really need to promote and rise up the awareness among all the people, not only the divers. We had a lot of fun doing our first Dive Against Debris action, we will for sure continue, we will continue to support Project AWARE and the very nice and interesting actions and projects you offer to us. For the next cleaning we will also have the Project AWARE flag ! Team composition : - Karim Darwesh, PADI Divemaster - Hanan Alaa Aldin, PADI Divemaster - Mena Tshersher Ameen, PADI AOWD - Darco Azarmaneche, PADI IDC Staff
