Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Tala Bay
13 September, 2023
- Team Leader
- Mohammed Leddawi
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 148 kgs (measured)
29.43426, 34.972391
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Tala Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deep Blue Dive Center
- City
- Aqaba
- Country
- Jordan
- Date
- 13 September, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.43426
Longitude: 34.972391
- Weather Conditions
-
Slight winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sand, Coral Reefs, Seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 105 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 999 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 807 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 13 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 93 |
| Cigarette Filters | 5 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 2 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 55 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 20 |
| Cloth Fragments | 4 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 4 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Electrical box | 1 |
| Metal ashtray | 1 |
| Cloth and plastic belt | 1 |
| Electric cable | 1 |
| Measuring tape—plastic and metal | 1 |
| Rubber mat | 1 |
| Phone and case | 1 |
| Sunglasses | 2 |
| Metal brush with plastic handle | 1 |
| Plastic vape | 1 |
| Bone | 1 |
| Roll of plastic tape and paper roll | 1 |
| Apple phone in case | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Apple phone still in case
Plastic cups
Plastic bags
Plastic bottles
Comments and Feedback
We need help getting single use plastics banned!
People don’t understand how plastic hurts the marine environment.
