Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Amwaj Beach, Halfmoon, Al Khobar, SA
24 September, 2024
- Team Leader
- R Jay R. Dela Cruz
- Number of Participants
- 18
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 kgs (estimated)
26.127818, 49.994884
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Amwaj Beach, Halfmoon, Al Khobar, SA
- Organization/Dive Centre
- RMDivers / RDADivenet / FISH / SQUID / PSME-SA
- City
- Al Khobar
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Date
- 24 September, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 25 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.127818
Longitude: 49.994884
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 700 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- 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) | 7 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 23 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 6 |
| Plastic Fragments | 10 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Syringes (glass) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 7 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 7 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
Additional Information
Yes
Plastic Bottles
