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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Oliver's Canyon

5 December, 2011

Team Leader
Natasha Trenchard-Turner
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
25 kgs (estimated)

29.491519, 34.985404

Survey Information

Location Name
Oliver's Canyon
Organization/Dive Centre
Ahlan Aqaba Acuba Diving Centre
City
Aqaba
Country
Jordan
Date
5 December, 2011
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.491519
Longitude: 34.985404
Weather Conditions
No rain. Breeze from the mountains to the sea. Warm.
Survey Depth Range
3–28 meters
Area Surveyed
200 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) 8
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 11
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Cigar Tips 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 20
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 91
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 13
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 18
Rope (plastic/nylon) 8
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 8
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 21
SCUBA Weights 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

tapaulin sheet with ball of rope, fishing line, plastic buckle strap and metal weight.

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