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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Eel Garden II.

17 December, 2012

Team Leader
Shadi
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

29.265302, 34.584537

Survey Information

Location Name
Eel Garden II.
Organization/Dive Centre
Ahlan Aqaba Scuba Diving Center
City
Aqaba
Country
Jordan
Date
17 December, 2012
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.265302
Longitude: 34.584537
Weather Conditions
Sunny, a bit windy.
Survey Depth Range
2–30 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 6
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 21
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 14
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 13
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 15
Caps & Lids (metal) 5
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Tampons 1

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