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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mashraba

25 December, 2019

Team Leader
Kristen Sarra
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (measured)

28.495925595172, 34.517132544093

Survey Information

Location Name
Mashraba
Organization/Dive Centre
Leave Only Bubbles and Scuba Seekers
City
Dahab
Country
Egypt
Date
25 December, 2019
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.495925595172
Longitude: 34.517132544093
Weather Conditions
windy
Survey Depth Range
1–22 meters
Area Surveyed
11002 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Fishing: Line 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 35
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 180
Cigarette Filters 202
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 24
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 18
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 75
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 31
other materials collected
Full Intact Pillow and Cushion 1

nope - normal activity in town

1x full pillow and cushion

cloth fragments - the restaurants along the sea wash their carpets in the ocean! As a result, some cloth pieces come loose and fall into the Red Sea

cigarette filters - smoking culture; no proper awareness of the problem, not a lot of disposal areas for cig filters

water bottle cap wrappers - big companies sell 1.5L bottles of water with an extra layer of plastic wrapped around the cap

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