Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Lighthouse, Bannerfish Bay & Mashraba
11 December, 2014
- Team Leader
- Dominic Gibbings
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 76 kgs (measured)
28.498562, 34.517844
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Lighthouse, Bannerfish Bay & Mashraba
- Organization/Dive Centre
- H2O Divers Dahab
- City
- Dahab
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 11 December, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 28.498562
Longitude: 34.517844
- Weather Conditions
-
Strong south wind followed by calm sea conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–28 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 12 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 6 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 7 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 8 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 9 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 7 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 7 |
| Plastic Fragments | 24 |
| Cigarette Filters | 38 |
