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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lighthouse

3 February, 2021

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

28.498873242459, 34.519705976104

Survey Information

Location Name
Lighthouse
Organization/Dive Centre
Red Sea Tribe
City
Dahab
Country
Egypt
Date
3 February, 2021
Survey Duration
57 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.498873242459
Longitude: 34.519705976104
Weather Conditions
Windy and sunny
Survey Depth Range
2–15 meters
Area Surveyed
1700.31 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Caps & Lids (plastic) 16
Carpet (synthetic) 29
Cigar Tips 1
Cotton Bud Sticks 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 8
Food Wrappers (plastic) 17
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 67
Cigarette Filters 295
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 34
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 10
Pull Tabs-beverages 10
Wrappers (foil/metal) 19
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 53
other materials collected
Chewing gum 19
Chalk 1
Tea bags 3
Hair elastics 4
Fibreglass fragments 3
Pencil 1
Band aids and dressings 9
Phone screen protector (tempered glass and plastic) 1
Sheesha pipe clip seals 5

No

Cigarette butts

Plastic fragments

Paper and card


All plastic bottle tops are the plastic seals that cover unopened bottles of water in Egypt

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