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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Veranda Beach Eilat

19 March, 2014

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

29.512946, 34.926468

Survey Information

Location Name
Veranda Beach Eilat
Organization/Dive Centre
Red Sea Lucky Divers
City
Eilat
Country
Israel
Date
19 March, 2014
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.512946
Longitude: 34.926468
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
172 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Balls 1
Cigarette Lighters 50
Cotton Bud Sticks 3
Fishing: Line 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Strapping Bands (plastic) 6
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 5

The garbage gets into the sea mostly from cafes, which are just next to the shore line

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