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shoiba beach clean up

23 July, 2016

Team Leader
waleed a moubdy
Number of Participants
25
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

20.841037, 39.401676

Survey Information

Location Name
shoiba beach clean up
Organization/Dive Centre
atlantis dive center
City
jeddah
Country
Saudi Arabia
Date
23 July, 2016
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 20.841037
Longitude: 39.401676
Weather Conditions
okay
Survey Depth Range
40–15 meters
Area Surveyed
15 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 10
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 500
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Syringes (plastic) 3
Cigarette Filters 10
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Appliances: Household 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 3
Fishing: Traps & Pots 50
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 100
wood materials collected
Pallets 2
Fishing: Traps & Pots 50
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

i'm really wary about our dive sits we find today a lot of fishing line and this lines in very bad for our diving life for fishs

fishing line

fishing equepments


i thank you for giving us the project aware idea to clean our beach .

it was a really nice dive in shoiba in qattan hotel with atlantis dive center

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