Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Yellowstone Reef
13 April, 2023
- Team Leader
- Catherine Hoelzer
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 1.5 kgs (estimated)
29.411737352307, 34.977122436158
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Yellowstone Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deep Blue Dive Center
- City
- Aqaba
- Country
- Jordan
- Date
- 13 April, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 43 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.411737352307
Longitude: 34.977122436158
- Weather Conditions
-
windy and scattered showers
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 300 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- 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) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| plastic sunglasses | 1 |
| plastic sack | 1 |
| plastic coffee cup lining | 3 |
Additional Information
stormy weather with high winds
sunglasses
plastic bags
Comments and Feedback
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