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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS521 - Mirette Reef

16 September, 2019

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

27.249011086595, 33.847801618413

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS521 - Mirette Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Crazy Dolphins
City
Hurghada
Country
Egypt
Date
16 September, 2019
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.249011086595
Longitude: 33.847801618413
Weather Conditions
clear, hot, sunny
Survey Depth Range
2–20 meters
Area Surveyed
50 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) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 20
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Diapers/nappies 3
Fishing: Line 10
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 20
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 4
Plastic Fragments 30
Cigarette Filters 20
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Metal Fragments 20

plastic


The peak season passes, despite regular cleaning-garbage is still a lot. We are working on it, I am sure it will become cleaner in September. We tried very hard - this is one of the reasons for such a large r

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