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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

WHITE KNIGHT - RED SEA - SHARM EL SHEIKH

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 - RED SEA - SHARM EL SHEIKH
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
Survey Depth Range
6–19 meters
Area Surveyed
25 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 5
Balls 1
Baskets, Crates 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 6
Cigarette Filters 15
Strapping Bands (plastic) 4
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 3
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 7
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 5
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 5
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 8
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 8
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 3
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Pallets 2
Wood Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

NO

ROPES

MASK STRAPS

WOOD

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