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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS521 - Mirette Reef

1 June, 2019

Team Leader
Stanislav Yurchenko
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
8 kgs (estimated)

27.249011086595, 33.847801618413

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS521 - Mirette Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Crazy Dolphins
City
Hurghada
Country
Egypt
Date
1 June, 2019
Survey Duration
57 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.249011086595
Longitude: 33.847801618413
Weather Conditions
Hot, calm
Survey Depth Range
2–17 meters
Area Surveyed
60 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) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 30
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 19
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Toothbrushes 2
Plastic Fragments 40
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 10
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
SCUBA Weights 1

Garbage is mostly old, embedded in the reef. There is practically no new one. It's very good, it's a responsibility. The calculation will be slightly adjusted, not all the wreckage could be identified, the work is underway

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