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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Coral Beach Eilat

19 March, 2014

Team Leader
Dmitry Trubarev
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (estimated)

29.511089, 34.923615

Survey Information

Location Name
Coral Beach Eilat
Organization/Dive Centre
Red Sea Lucky Divers
City
Eilat
Country
United States
Date
19 March, 2014
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.511089
Longitude: 34.923615
Weather Conditions
windy
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
188.132 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Balloons 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Cigarette Lighters 40
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 10
Cotton Bud Sticks 10
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Fishing: Line 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 30
Strapping Bands (plastic) 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 13
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 2

Cafes are just near to the coast line and most of garbge is from there

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