Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Lighthouse
4 November, 2020
- Team Leader
- Ahmed Naguib
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.3 kgs (estimated)
28.498962616731, 34.519261617528
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Lighthouse
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Nirvana Dive Centre
- City
- Dahab
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 4 November, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 28.498962616731
Longitude: 34.519261617528
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy in the morning, calm in the afternoon
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 496.052 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Carpet (synthetic) | 19 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 106 |
| Cigarette Filters | 230 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 5 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 6 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 13 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 40 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fibreglass fragments | 8 |
| Ceramic tile | 1 |
| Band aids/dressings | 5 |
| Chewing gum | 53 |
| Plastic bottle top seals | 29 |
| Paper cup | 1 |
Additional Information
Cigarette butts
Plastic fragments, including bottle top seals (see pic)
Chewing gum
Comments and Feedback
The plastic bottle seals are submitted as a separate category as they are a specific type of plastic waste seen in this region.
