Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Yellowstone Reef
11 July, 2023
- Team Leader
- Catherine Hoelzer
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 1 lbs (measured)
29.410279024404, 34.977447650128
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Yellowstone Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deep Blue Dive Center
- City
- Aqaba
- Country
- Jordan
- Date
- 11 July, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.410279024404
Longitude: 34.977447650128
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 7 |
| Fishing: Line | 11 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 2 |
| Cigarette Filters | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plastic headband | 1 |
| Handiwipe | 1 |
| Plastic bracelets | 1 |
| Plastic fishing line spool | 1 |
Additional Information
Improper disposal of items
Plastic water bottles and cups
Plastic bags
Cigarettes
Comments and Feedback
We need help advocating to stop single use plastics here.
Too much illegal fishing
