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elqatan beach

12 December, 2014

Team Leader
waleed abdelmoubdy
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

21.532633, 39.066582

Survey Information

Location Name
elqatan beach
Organization/Dive Centre
atlantis divecenter nr#23816
City
jeddah
Country
Saudi Arabia
Date
12 December, 2014
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 21.532633
Longitude: 39.066582
Weather Conditions
was good today 27
Survey Depth Range
45–25 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 15
Balloons 3
Baskets, Crates 2
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Line 100
Cigarette Filters 6
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 10
SCUBA Weights 5
wood materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 2

we find in this place many of fishing line you could say alot with many of cans .

cans

fish line


elqatan is one of the very quite place in jeddah and i thing it will be the best site later.

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