Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Half Moon Bay/Al-Amwaj
17 July, 2020
- Team Leader
- Jan Ziolo
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
26.127408686721, 49.993952232979
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Half Moon Bay/Al-Amwaj
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Groupers Sub Aqua Club
- City
- Khobar
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Date
- 17 July, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.127408686721
Longitude: 49.993952232979
- Weather Conditions
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Daily onshore/offshore breeze max wind speed 6 knots.
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 190 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 5 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 9 |
Additional Information
Area used for beach barbecues etc so a lot of food wrappings etc.
Set of swimming goggles
Nonbiodegradeable monofilament fishing line - entanglement hazard
Plastic bags - marine life ingestion
Balloon - marine life ingestion
Comments and Feedback
Half Moon Bay is frequently dived by both Saudi and expat divers and there is a lot of potential for regular, large-scale dive against debris events.
