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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Yellowstone Reef

20 September, 2024

Team Leader
Abed ALrazzqa Alzibdeh
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
5.655 kgs (measured)

29.410440031596, 34.97718348469

Survey Information

Location Name
Yellowstone Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Deep Blue Dive Center
City
Aqaba
Country
Jordan
Date
20 September, 2024
Survey Duration
43 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.410440031596
Longitude: 34.97718348469
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–20 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 64
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 9
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 30
Food Wrappers (plastic) 22
Plastic Fragments 43
Cigarette Filters 10
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
Wrappers (foil/metal) 9
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 4
other materials collected
sunglasses 1
plaster 3
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Cans and Plastic

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