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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Small Giftun

24 September, 2012

Team Leader
AQUARIUS Diving Club
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
25 kgs (estimated)

27.17708, 33.982086

Survey Information

Location Name
Small Giftun
Organization/Dive Centre
AQUARIUS DIVING CLUB
City
Hurghada
Country
Egypt
Date
24 September, 2012
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.17708
Longitude: 33.982086
Weather Conditions
Turbulent
Survey Depth Range
5–10 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 4
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Cigarette Filters 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Jars-food (glass) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 8
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 3
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1

Thanks to everyone involved and cleaned our UW world !

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