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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lighthouse / Bannerfish Bay

6 April, 2025

Team Leader
Rachel Shelley
Number of Participants
8
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
6 April, 2025
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.498747
Longitude: 34.51991
Weather Conditions
Dry and windy
Survey Depth Range
1–15 meters
Area Surveyed
2712.24 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cotton Bud Sticks 10
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 40
Fishing: Line 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 13
Plastic Fragments 185
Cigarette Filters 419
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 53
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 26
Pull Tabs-beverages 22
Wrappers (foil/metal) 59
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 7
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 22
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 171
mixed materials collected
Clothing 163
other materials collected
Shisha clips 3
Wet wipes 3
False nail 1
Fibreglass piece 2
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Unknown Shrimps
Number Entangled 15
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Unknown but probably fabric pieces

Eid holiday

Cigarette butts

Plastic pieces

Fabric fragments

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