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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

UW Military Museum

13 January, 2021

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

29.445, 34.96717

Survey Information

Location Name
UW Military Museum
Organization/Dive Centre
Deep Blue Dive Center
City
Aqaba
Country
Jordan
Date
13 January, 2021
Survey Duration
35 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.445
Longitude: 34.96717
Weather Conditions
windy
Survey Depth Range
10–24 meters
Area Surveyed
40 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 12
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 98
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 51
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 18
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
Plastic Fragments 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 15
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 96
Drums: 55 Gallon 1
Pipes & Rebar 6
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 16
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 47
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 3

55 gallon drum

plastic bottles less than 2 liters

fast food containers

aluminum beverage cans


Is there any way you can encourage our divers who have been faithful to do dive cleanups like giving them a t-shirt? Life has been hard here with no tourism since start of pandemic. A gift from Project Aware would go a long way to make them feel appreciated.

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