Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Tank and Seven Sisters
1 April, 2012
- Team Leader
- Natasha Trenchard-Turner
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (estimated)
29.477801, 34.979181
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Tank and Seven Sisters
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ahlan Aqaba Scuba Diving Centre
- City
- Aqaba
- Country
- Jordan
- Date
- 1 April, 2012
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.477801
Longitude: 34.979181
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, wind from sea, no rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 50 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 6 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 36 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 7 |
| Cigarette Filters | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
There was surprisingly a lot less rubbish on this dive then we have encountered at this site in the past.
