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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS507 - The Bridge

12 May, 2019

Team Leader
Project Azraq
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (estimated)

28.496488, 34.517223

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS507 - The Bridge
Organization/Dive Centre
Scuba Seekers
City
Dahab
Country
Egypt
Date
12 May, 2019
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.496488
Longitude: 34.517223
Weather Conditions
The seasons have been changing in Dahab. The week was almost entirely between 28 degrees to 34.
Survey Depth Range
2–20 meters
Area Surveyed
600 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 13
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 15
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Plastic Fragments 80
Cigarette Filters 172
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 32
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 40
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 4
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 71
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 15
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 4
other materials collected
Pillow 2
Fiberglass 4

The month hosts a spring vacation and it corresponds to the last holiday before the holy month of Ramadan. Therefore an influx of tourists was expected.

Cigarette buds

Shisha Caps

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