Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DIVER'S DREAMS 100% AWARE. PADI COURSE AWARE SHARKS CONSERVATION AND DEBRIS MONTH OF ACTION. OCTOBER 2013
30 October, 2013
- Team Leader
- Diver's Dreams
- Number of Participants
- 20
- Total Debris Collected
- 45 kgs (estimated)
27.846542, 34.302675
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DIVER'S DREAMS 100% AWARE. PADI COURSE AWARE SHARKS CONSERVATION AND DEBRIS MONTH OF ACTION. OCTOBER 2013
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Diver's Dreams S-35201
- City
- Sharm El Sheikh
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 30 October, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.846542
Longitude: 34.302675
- Weather Conditions
-
good
- Survey Depth Range
- 18–25 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 50 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- 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) | 7 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 27 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 9 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 15 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 20 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 7 |
| Plastic Fragments | 15 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 6 |
| SCUBA Weights | 10 |
| Metal Fragments | 7 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| Towels/rags | 4 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 8 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
Additional Information
Big clusters of debris found in parking areas for Daily and safari boats. As on all dive sites a lot of line that says about poaching. Only local administrative structures can enhance control and stop it
release of debris from the yacht
poaching.
Comments and Feedback
At the moment, I'm going to meet with the dive centers and encourage them to help clean
In places where the study is carried out dive for beginners a lot of broken coral.
