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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

king Abdallah Reef

1 March, 2024

Team Leader
Saif Hamdan and abedal razzaq zebdeh
Number of Participants
19
Total Debris Collected
80.2 kgs (measured)

29.4420625, 34.9689375

Survey Information

Location Name
king Abdallah Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Deep Blue Dive Center
City
Aqaba
Country
Jordan
Date
1 March, 2024
Survey Duration
35 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.4420625
Longitude: 34.9689375
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–20 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 52
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 16
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 23
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 310
Fishing: Line 13
Food Wrappers (plastic) 18
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Plastic Fragments 56
Cigarette Filters 37
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 24
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 104
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 9
Towels/rags 4
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Toys 3
other materials collected
SUNGLASSES 2
Grill grate 2
broom 1

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