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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Bannerfish Bay

26 April, 2025

Team Leader
Emad S Bashir
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
2 kgs (estimated)

28.49821, 34.51798

Survey Information

Location Name
Bannerfish Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Sea Dancer Dive Center
City
Dahab
Country
Egypt
Date
26 April, 2025
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.49821
Longitude: 34.51798
Weather Conditions
Calm, no wind
Survey Depth Range
1–18.8 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 11
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 15
Food Wrappers (plastic) 30
Gloves (latex) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 45
Cigarette Filters 94
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 7
Pull Tabs-beverages 12
Wrappers (foil/metal) 7
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 84
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 10
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 24
other materials collected
Pillow 1
Bandaids/plasters 5

Pillow

Synergic plastic clothes caught on coral

Cotton fibres caught in seagrass

Cigarette tips and cans from nearby restaurants

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