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Marsa Samadai

31 October, 2011

Team Leader
Constanze Conrad
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
80 kgs (estimated)

Survey Information

Location Name
Marsa Samadai
Organization/Dive Centre
Blue Heaven Holidays
City
Marsa Alam
Country
Egypt
Date
31 October, 2011
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude:
Longitude:
Weather Conditions
windy
Survey Depth Range
0–19 meters
Area Surveyed
300 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) 50
Bags: Trash (plastic) 28
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 36
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 12
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Diapers/nappies 9
Fishing: Line 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 31
Straws, Stirrers 11
Plastic Fragments 18
Cigarette Filters 600
Strapping Bands (plastic) 4
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 37
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 13
Caps & Lids (metal) 14
Cars & Car Parts 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 25
Metal Fragments 1
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 7
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 8
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3

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