Dive Against Debris Data Submission
La Plage
5 February, 2019
- Team Leader
- Nagib el Imad
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 80 kgs (estimated)
21.709257, 39.082985
Survey Information
- Location Name
- La Plage
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Jeddah
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Date
- 5 February, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 21.709257
Longitude: 39.082985
- Weather Conditions
-
2 week ago strong wind and high surf washed away a 2*6 m artificial turf into the reef
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 103 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- gravel
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
Additional Information
Waves washed away the turf from the resort
Green artificial turf
Artificial turf
Metal rods
Comments and Feedback
The artificial turf was covering an area of 12 m2 of corals after removal the coral where 90% bleached .
