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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS507 - The Bridge

25 August, 2019

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

28.496488, 34.517223

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS507 - The Bridge
Organization/Dive Centre
Project Azraq and Dahab Divers
City
Dahab
Country
Egypt
Date
25 August, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.496488
Longitude: 34.517223
Weather Conditions
Weather conditions for the past week have been moderately windy with temperatures between 30-40 degrees.
Survey Depth Range
2–20 meters
Area Surveyed
30 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 9
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 112
Cigarette Filters 289
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 20
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Pull Tabs-beverages 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 15
Metal Fragments 50
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 9
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 73
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 8

Cigarette filters

Plastic wrappers

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