Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Marsa Mubarak
11 September, 2011
- Team Leader
- James Fisher
- Number of Participants
- 16
- Total Debris Collected
- 16 kgs (measured)
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Marsa Mubarak
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Emperor Divers Marsa Alam
- City
- Port Ghalib
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 11 September, 2011
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude:
Longitude:
- Weather Conditions
-
Rough seas
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 50 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sandy bottom near a fringing reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 27 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 7 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 32 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 8 |
Comments and Feedback
Very sucessful and divers had a great day!
Loads of plastic bags floating around and cloth fragments everywhere in one particular area where the current had brought them all in.
