Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sha'ab Tamer - Taba, South Sinai
10 September, 2011
- Team Leader
- Andy Auckland
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 76 kgs (measured)
29.407825, 34.816704
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sha'ab Tamer - Taba, South Sinai
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Red Sea Waterworld
- City
- Taba Heihts
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 10 September, 2011
- Survey Duration
- 383 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.407825
Longitude: 34.816704
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm - Wind am, still pm
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 720 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 720 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 43 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 27 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 23 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 17 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 12 |
| Diapers/nappies | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 34 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 17 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 17 |
| Gloves (latex) | 2 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 4 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 14 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 24 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 2 |
| Tampon Applicators | 17 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 54 |
| Cigarette Filters | 23 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 7 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 3 |
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 2 |
| Wood Fragments | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 2 |
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 7 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 7 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tampons | 2 |
