Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Eel Canyon
15 December, 2020
- Team Leader
- Mohammed Leddawi
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 19 kgs (measured)
29.416501, 34.973781
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Eel Canyon
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deep Blue Dive Center
- City
- Aqaba
- Country
- Jordan
- Date
- 15 December, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.416501
Longitude: 34.973781
- Weather Conditions
-
Some wind and 1 day of rain.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 80 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 8 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
Additional Information
illegal fishing in this dive site is a huge problem. People not throwing rubbish in proper bins is another problem.
plastic bottles
fishing line
plastic bags
