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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

White Knight Dive Site

24 January, 2019

Team Leader
Amy Hales
Number of Participants
16
Total Debris Collected
49 kgs (measured)

27.961040085263, 34.399561285973

Survey Information

Location Name
White Knight Dive Site
Organization/Dive Centre
Pyramids Diving Center
City
Sharm El Sheikh
Country
Egypt
Date
24 January, 2019
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.961040085263
Longitude: 34.399561285973
Weather Conditions
Perfect
Survey Depth Range
6–30 meters
Area Surveyed
11433.3 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) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cotton Bud Sticks 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 6
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Gloves (latex) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Plastic Fragments 2
Cigarette Filters 25
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 27
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 3
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 4
Rubber Fragments 15

Ropes

Mask straps

Glasses

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