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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Black Rock

6 January, 2021

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

29.43426, 34.972391

Survey Information

Location Name
Black Rock
Organization/Dive Centre
Deep Blue Dive Center
City
Aqaba
Country
Jordan
Date
6 January, 2021
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.43426
Longitude: 34.972391
Weather Conditions
windy
Survey Depth Range
8–23 meters
Area Surveyed
25 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) 31
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 158
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 48
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 16
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 79
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 10
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 22
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 25
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2

lamp post

Plastic bottles because people don't properly dispose and don't recycle

food containers because they bring them to the beach, eat, and then just leave on the beach without disposing in the trash cans.

glass bottles--drink and toss from boats.

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