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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Eagle Ray Bay

8 June, 2015

Team Leader
Omar Shaaban
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
6 kgs (estimated)

27.939083, 34.385513

Survey Information

Location Name
Eagle Ray Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Camel Dive Club, Grand Rotana
City
Ras Nasrani
Country
Egypt
Date
8 June, 2015
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.939083
Longitude: 34.385513
Weather Conditions
Choppy but fine
Survey Depth Range
4–18 meters
Area Surveyed
0.3 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cigar Tips 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 4
Strapping Bands (plastic) 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
wood materials collected
Pallets 1
mixed materials collected
Toys 1
other materials collected
Building material 1

Very happy to see less fishing line after we spoke to hotel management last time.


Can we have more Project AWARE mesh bags??

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