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SHATI Alaiqh Yanbu

14 May, 2021

Team Leader
Jaco Du Toit
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
24 kgs (measured)

24.155408, 37.955562

Survey Information

Location Name
SHATI Alaiqh Yanbu
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Yanbu
Country
Saudi Arabia
Date
14 May, 2021
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.155408
Longitude: 37.955562
Weather Conditions
Sunny ?, good
Survey Depth Range
3–5 meters
Area Surveyed
3024.03 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) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 60
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 14
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 6
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 20
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Aliceband 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Moray Eel
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris 330ml Water bottle
Comments Moray was stuck inside bottle, to big to escape

Water bottles

Plastic bags

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