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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Underwater Military Museum Aqaba Jordan

11 March, 2020

Team Leader
Mohammed Leddawi
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
96 kgs (measured)

29.433333333333, 34.966666666667

Survey Information

Location Name
Underwater Military Museum Aqaba Jordan
Organization/Dive Centre
Deep Blue Dive Center Aqaba
City
Aqaba
Country
Jordan
Date
11 March, 2020
Survey Duration
42 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.433333333333
Longitude: 34.966666666667
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
7–20 meters
Area Surveyed
1 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 14
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 35
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 67
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 4
Bottles: Oil/lube 6
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 18
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 12
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 86
Fishing: Line 40
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 16
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 30
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 6
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 28
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 4
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 73
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 27
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
Metal Fragments 14
Fishing: Traps & Pots 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 28
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Fireworks 18
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

Enormous amount of finishing lines, new and old. One team focused on cutting out the lines the other teams on collecting the grabage.

Fishing lines, hooks, cages

baverage cans

Plastic bottles

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