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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Al Amwaj

6 November, 2020

Team Leader
Jan Ziolo
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (estimated)

26.128624358853, 49.99397277832

Survey Information

Location Name
Al Amwaj
Organization/Dive Centre
Groupers Sub Aqua Club
City
Khobar
Country
Saudi Arabia
Date
6 November, 2020
Survey Duration
72 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.128624358853
Longitude: 49.99397277832
Weather Conditions
Light airs and breezes, increasing wind from S and SSE gusting to 25 knots
Survey Depth Range
1–6.3 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bait Containers, Packaging 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 9
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 16

Packaging

Spoons and stirrers

Plastic bag fragments

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