Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Al Amwaj
7 August, 2020
- Team Leader
- Jan Ziolo
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
26.127077195379, 49.993813319519
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Al Amwaj
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Groupers Sub Aqua Club
- City
- Khobar
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Date
- 7 August, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 130 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.127077195379
Longitude: 49.993813319519
- Weather Conditions
-
Light airs and breezes
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 400 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 11 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Small kite and 3 metres of monofilament line | 1 |
| Car door key barrel | 1 |
| Plastic building brick | 1 |
Additional Information
Al-Amwaj is used extensively as a family attraction, shore fishing site and free-diving/spearfishing and scuba site. A lot of plastic waste is left after these activities, often more than cleaners can keep up with.
Kite and monofil line - marine life and diver entanglement hazard.
Plastic bags
monofil line
Comments and Feedback
Tide and current patterns move plastic debris on the bottom to the south of the dive site. This was explored yesterday and this has the highest levels of plastic debris I have seen underwater in 20 years of diving. Large-scale, regular cleanups, education and engagement are suggested.
