Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Tala Bay
28 October, 2023
- Team Leader
- Catherine Hoelzer
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 1 kgs (estimated)
29.4165, 34.97378
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Tala Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deep Blue Dive Center
- City
- Aqaba
- Country
- Jordan
- Date
- 28 October, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.4165
Longitude: 34.97378
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 7887.84 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- 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) | 19 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 9 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 6 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 18 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plastic envelope | 1 |
| Plastic hair tie | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Pufferfish |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Metal trap |
| Comments | Trap cut and destroyed and will be removed in next big cleanup |
Additional Information
Calm water = more floating debris
Diaper
Plastic bags
Plastic cups
Food wrappers
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