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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

House Reef

17 April, 2012

Team Leader
Patrick Lawrence
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

28.48704, 34.52179

Survey Information

Location Name
House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Red Sea Relax
City
Dahab
Country
Egypt
Date
17 April, 2012
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.48704
Longitude: 34.52179
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
– meters
Area Surveyed
m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 17
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 23
Caps & Lids (plastic) 12
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 7
Fishing: Line 4
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 58
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 13
Plastic Fragments 36
Cigarette Filters 47
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 7
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 19
Beverage Bottles (glass) 16
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 16
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 15
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 9
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 9
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2

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