Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Underwater Military Museum
7 January, 2021
- Team Leader
- Mohammed Leddawi
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 93 lbs (measured)
29.445, 34.96717
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Underwater Military Museum
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deep Blue Dive Center
- City
- Aqaba
- Country
- Jordan
- Date
- 7 January, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 31 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.445
Longitude: 34.96717
- Weather Conditions
-
windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 12–25 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 30 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) | 33 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 198 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 5 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 14 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 10 |
| Plastic Fragments | 20 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 75 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 67 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Toys | 2 |
Additional Information
small beverage bottles--people don't properly dispose while on the beach
plastic bags--bring food in them and don't properly dispose afterwards or blow in from town via wind.
glass bottles--don't properly dispose or throw from boats.
