Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bluff Point, Straits of Gubal, Egypt
4 November, 2015
- Team Leader
- Vas Proud
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 5.16 kgs (measured)
27.668611, 33.808889
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bluff Point, Straits of Gubal, Egypt
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scuba Zone, London, NW2 2HP
- City
- Hurghada
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 4 November, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.668611
Longitude: 33.808889
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, low wind, no rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 16–24 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 750 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 4 |
Additional Information
Suspect the items were thrown from passing boats. A plastic light fitting, ceramic dinner plate and plastic fork make me think this.
Empty tin of paint
Glass wine bottles. Fill with sand and can trap life inside
Paint tin. Chemicals leaking from the tin to the water
Ring pull cans. Ring pull is small enough to be eaten
Comments and Feedback
Very well put together materials to conduct the dives and report the data. The divers were actually very interested in the project and keen to get involved - very pleased to see that.
Estimated the site area is a bit tricky as it was a little offshore without land references.
