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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Bannerfish Bay

17 April, 2012

Team Leader
Laura Dinraths
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

28.49838, 34.518327

Survey Information

Location Name
Bannerfish Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
H2O Divers Dahab - Dahab Festival
City
Dahab
Country
Egypt
Date
17 April, 2012
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.49838
Longitude: 34.518327
Weather Conditions
Calm, light wind
Survey Depth Range
1–16 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 26
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 35
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cotton Bud Sticks 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 10
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 50
Cigarette Filters 80
Strapping Bands (plastic) 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 25
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 17
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 15
SCUBA Weights 1
Metal Fragments 10
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 5
Rubber Fragments 10
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 20
Cloth Fragments 13
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 78
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 14
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

none was unusual


Rubbish in Bannerfish bay mainly comes from the numerous restaurants bording it and from locals and foreigners just dumping their debris directly on the beach or in the water. This is due to the lack of bins on the promenade and the strong winds unsually blowing on Dahab.

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