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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Half Moon Bay/Al-Amwaj

18 July, 2020

Team Leader
Jan Ziolo
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
1 kgs (estimated)

26.127884783194, 49.994844273335

Survey Information

Location Name
Half Moon Bay/Al-Amwaj
Organization/Dive Centre
Groupers Sub Aqua Club
City
Khobar
Country
Saudi Arabia
Date
18 July, 2020
Survey Duration
130 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.127884783194
Longitude: 49.994844273335
Weather Conditions
Daily onshore/offshore breeze, max windspeed 6 knots
Survey Depth Range
5–6 meters
Area Surveyed
260 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Plastic Fragments 5

Small fragments of plastic bags - marine life ingestion risk

Plastic bottle caps

Food wrappers

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