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Yellowstone Reef

29 November, 2012

Team Leader
Shadi
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

29.11361, 34.335567

Survey Information

Location Name
Yellowstone Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Ahlan Aqaba Scuba Diving Center
City
Aqaba
Country
Jordan
Date
29 November, 2012
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.11361
Longitude: 34.335567
Weather Conditions
Sunny and warm, a bit windy.
Survey Depth Range
2–25 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 16
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 13
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 296
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 10
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 60
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 37
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 4

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