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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lighthouse / Bannerfish Bay

25 August, 2024

Team Leader
Rachel Shelley
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
3.5 kgs (estimated)

28.498747, 34.51991

Survey Information

Location Name
Lighthouse / Bannerfish Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Red Sea Tribe
City
Dahab
Country
Egypt
Date
25 August, 2024
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.498747
Longitude: 34.51991
Weather Conditions
Windy and hot
Survey Depth Range
1–25.5 meters
Area Surveyed
1945.21 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Carpet (synthetic) 126
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cotton Bud Sticks 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 28
Fishing: Line 7
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 152
Cigarette Filters 485
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 80
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 15
Pull Tabs-beverages 8
Wrappers (foil/metal) 29
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 8
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 93
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
other materials collected
Chewing gum 4
Fibreglass 2
Plastic lolly sticks 3
Plastic tooth pick 1

No

Glasses lens

Cigarette butts

Plastic fragments

Carpet fragments


Thermal bleaching underway for last 2-3 weeks

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