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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mashraba

20 March, 2023

Team Leader
Christina Ewerhardy
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
12 kgs (estimated)

28.495925595172, 34.517132544093

Survey Information

Location Name
Mashraba
Organization/Dive Centre
Scuba Seekers
City
Dahab
Country
Egypt
Date
20 March, 2023
Survey Duration
66 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.495925595172
Longitude: 34.517132544093
Weather Conditions
very windy and wavy, heavy rainfall, flash flood with mud coming from the mountains and into the dive site entry area
Survey Depth Range
2–30 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 20
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 34
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 23
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 23
Food Wrappers (plastic) 29
Plastic Fragments 103
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 38
Wrappers (foil/metal) 35
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 9
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10

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