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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mazeriq

20 December, 2011

Team Leader
Kathrin Heussner
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
16 kgs (measured)

28.923322, 34.646072

Survey Information

Location Name
Mazeriq
Organization/Dive Centre
Emperor Divers Nuweiba
City
Nuweiba
Country
Egypt
Date
20 December, 2011
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.923322
Longitude: 34.646072
Weather Conditions
calm, light onshore wind (as usual)
Survey Depth Range
0–18 meters
Area Surveyed
1800 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand/coral reef and sandy beach
Ecosystem
sand/ coral reef and beach
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 28
Bags: Trash (plastic) 17
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 14
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 7
Caps & Lids (plastic) 31
Cigarette Lighters 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 13
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 8
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 4
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 3
Plastic Fragments 52
Cigarette Filters 26
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 7
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 11
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 5
Metal Fragments 4
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 6
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 8
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

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