Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Rainbow Reef
24 April, 2012
- Team Leader
- Natasha Trenchard-Turner
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 kgs (estimated)
29.41116, 34.975877
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Rainbow Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ahlan Aqaba Scuba Diving Centre
- City
- Aqaba
- Country
- Jordan
- Date
- 24 April, 2012
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.41116
Longitude: 34.975877
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, minimal wind, no rain.
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–16 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) | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 18 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 7 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 16 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 86 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 14 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 29 |
| Plastic Fragments | 13 |
| Cigarette Filters | 12 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 22 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 3 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 7 |
