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Lighthouse / Bannerfish Bay

5 January, 2025

Team Leader
Rachel Shelley
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
1 kgs (estimated)

28.498747, 34.51991

Survey Information

Location Name
Lighthouse / Bannerfish Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Red Sea Tribe
City
Dahab
Country
Egypt
Date
5 January, 2025
Survey Duration
43 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.498747
Longitude: 34.51991
Weather Conditions
Sunny and dry. Light winds
Survey Depth Range
1–24.5 meters
Area Surveyed
2327.35 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) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 14
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 97
Cigarette Filters 204
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 8
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Pull Tabs-beverages 5
Wrappers (foil/metal) 9
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 73
mixed materials collected
Clothing 34
other materials collected
Plastic glove (polythene) 1
Lolly stick(plastic) 1
Shisha clip 1
Chewing gum 24
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Small crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Clothing fragments

Christmas /New Year holidays

Cigarette butts

Plastic fragments

Paper /card fragments


The mixed category needs a clothing fragment box. We find a lot of fragments of material from rag rugs. I submit them as clothing as this is the closest item to what the material is

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