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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Black Rock

17 December, 2020

Team Leader
Mohammed Leddawi
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
69 kgs (measured)

29.434221, 34.972468

Survey Information

Location Name
Black Rock
Organization/Dive Centre
Deep Blue Dive Center
City
Aqaba
Country
Jordan
Date
17 December, 2020
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.434221
Longitude: 34.972468
Weather Conditions
one day of rain and wind
Survey Depth Range
5–15 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 52
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 13
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 14
Plastic Fragments 8
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 32
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
metal light 2

We think the PVC pipes and old metal light fixtures were left from a construction project at Berenice Beach Club.

Loads of PVC pipes

plastic beverage bottles--esp. the small plastic water cups with foil pull-off tops

plastic bags

snack bags

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