Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Lighthouse/ Bannerfish Bay
7 July, 2024
- Team Leader
- Rachel Shelley
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 1.5 kgs (estimated)
28.498747, 34.51991
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Lighthouse/ Bannerfish Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Red Sea Tribe
- City
- Dahab
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 7 July, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 28.498747
Longitude: 34.51991
- Weather Conditions
-
Hot and still
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1948.86 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 31 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 151 |
| Cigarette Filters | 347 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 119 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 8 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 11 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 17 |
| Metal Fragments | 10 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 7 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 152 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Chewing gum | 45 |
| Fibreglass | 6 |
| False finger nails | 3 |
| Lolly sticks | 2 |
| Snus (tobacco) sachet | 1 |
Additional Information
No
A snus sachet - identified by one of the divers
Cigarette butts
Plastic fragments
Glass fragments
Comments and Feedback
We are starting to see low numbers of the plastic clips that go on shisha pipes again. They disappeared during covid but are being found again now.
