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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Fal Beach, Dive Against Debris Survey

29 May, 2015

Team Leader
Ashraf Alrafea
Number of Participants
46
Total Debris Collected
800 kgs (estimated)

21.73354, 39.068542

Survey Information

Location Name
Fal Beach, Dive Against Debris Survey
Organization/Dive Centre
Desert Sea Divers
City
Jeddah
Country
Saudi Arabia
Date
29 May, 2015
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 21.73354
Longitude: 39.068542
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–30 meters
Area Surveyed
10676.2 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 11
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 15
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 11
Plastic Fragments 18
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 39
Beverage Bottles (glass) 18
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 21
Pipes & Rebar 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 17
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Fishing: Traps & Pots 7
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 14
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 9
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 4
Clothing 9
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Toys 7

Plastic Coins


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