Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Dolphin Reed
17 March, 2016
- Team Leader
- Kerrie Eade
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 kgs (estimated)
27.270576, 33.830509
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Dolphin Reed
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ocean Turtle Diving
- City
- Hurghada
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 17 March, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.270576
Longitude: 33.830509
- Weather Conditions
-
very rough seas for the last two days, calm before that.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 30 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 9 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 3 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Brick | 1 |
| Flag | 1 |
Additional Information
mooring site for day boats and liveaboards - lots of rubbish blown / dumped overboard
a brick, a flag and some knickers!
fishing line
plastic yoghurt pots
glass / broken glass
