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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Abu Hamra

24 February, 2012

Team Leader
Clare Meadows
Number of Participants
39
Total Debris Collected
332 kgs (estimated)

26.0614, 34.1652

Survey Information

Location Name
Abu Hamra
Organization/Dive Centre
Pharaoh Dice Club
City
Hamrawein
Country
Egypt
Date
24 February, 2012
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.0614
Longitude: 34.1652
Weather Conditions
windy
Survey Depth Range
0–10 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand/gravel beach
Ecosystem
coral/rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 50
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Gloves (latex) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 8
Beverage Bottles (glass) 20
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 20
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 20
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 5
Metal Fragments 10
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 10
wood materials collected
Pallets 2
Wood Fragments 40
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 10
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 50
Clothing 10
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5

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