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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lighthouse

16 December, 2020

Team Leader
Rachel Shelley
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
8 kgs (estimated)

28.49899115891, 34.519290118006

Survey Information

Location Name
Lighthouse
Organization/Dive Centre
Nirvana dive center
City
Dahab
Country
Egypt
Date
16 December, 2020
Survey Duration
53 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.49899115891
Longitude: 34.519290118006
Weather Conditions
Mostly sunny and calm
Survey Depth Range
2–12 meters
Area Surveyed
372.227 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Balloons 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 31
Carpet (synthetic) 40
Cigarette Lighters 2
Cigar Tips 1
Cotton Bud Sticks 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 16
Fishing: Line 15
Food Wrappers (plastic) 15
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 115
Cigarette Filters 198
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 11
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 27
Pull Tabs-beverages 15
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 8
Wrappers (foil/metal) 23
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 6
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 17
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 36
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Fibreglass fragments 10
Foam fragments 1
Metal superglue tubes 2
Synthetic wet wipes 3
Band aids and dressings 7
Chewing gum 19
Paint roller 1
Medicine blister packs 3
Sandpaper 1

Yes - south wind

Paint roller

Cigarette butts

Plastic fragments

Synthetic carpet/rag rugs


The predominant wind is from the north. There was approximately x3 the amount of trash collected this week after strong south winds three days before the clean up.

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