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Sharm El Naga cleanup 2020

20 November, 2020

Team Leader
Adham Mostafa & Mahmoud Eldeeb
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
110.75 kgs (measured)

26.898056675757, 33.963566141437

Survey Information

Location Name
Sharm El Naga cleanup 2020
Organization/Dive Centre
Divers & Co.
City
Sharm Elnaga
Country
Egypt
Date
20 November, 2020
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.898056675757
Longitude: 33.963566141437
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
6–20 meters
Area Surveyed
3000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 500
Bags: Trash (plastic) 400
Baskets, Crates 3
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 10
Bottles: Oil/lube 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 20
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 40
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 128
Rope (plastic/nylon) 30
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Cars & Car Parts 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 20
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 25
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 57
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

A 32 kg. heavy machinery tire, Car speaker, Safety boot.

plastic cups


Thanks to: Alia Amer, Essam tabarak, Farah Shimy, Hisham Saeed, Hussein Allam, Karim Mostafa, Leela, Mariam Azzazy, Marie Adib, Mona Alfy, Nihal, Wael Atia, Wael Azzazy, Youssef Najeeb. Organized by Mahmoud Eldeeb and Adham Mostafa

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