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Maarsa Um Tondoba

5 November, 2011

Team Leader
Constanze Conrad
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

Survey Information

Location Name
Maarsa Um Tondoba
Organization/Dive Centre
Blue Heaven Holidays
City
Marsa Alam
Country
Egypt
Date
5 November, 2011
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude:
Longitude:
Weather Conditions
windy
Survey Depth Range
2–5 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 15
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 28
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 15
Food Wrappers (plastic) 16
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 13
Cigarette Filters 500
Strapping Bands (plastic) 48
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 18
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 1

It is easier to count number of collected backs full of garbage instead of estimating its weights. Cigarette buds are colelcted in bottles, they are the main item on many shores, counting is taking too much time

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