Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Marsa Ijlah
9 January, 2022
- Team Leader
- Lina El Sayed Aly
- Number of Participants
- 11
- Total Debris Collected
- 18 kgs (estimated)
25.1722099, 34.8422578
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Marsa Ijlah
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Blue Ocean Dive Centers & Resorts in collaboration with RED SEA PROJECT™
- City
- Marsa Alam
- Country
- Egypt
- Date
- 9 January, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 68 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.1722099
Longitude: 34.8422578
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 12–16 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 300 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 7 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 4 |
Additional Information
Plastic bags as they are the most common and are often entangled in marine life
Single Use plastic items as they make up most of the debris
