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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Fal Beach

4 May, 2019

Team Leader
Masateru Takahashi
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
40 kgs (estimated)

21.733528, 39.068694

Survey Information

Location Name
Fal Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Desert Sea Divers
City
Jeddah
Country
Saudi Arabia
Date
4 May, 2019
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 21.733528
Longitude: 39.068694
Weather Conditions
It was fine in the previous week.
Survey Depth Range
2–8 meters
Area Surveyed
800 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) 5
Balls 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Caps & Lids (plastic) 23
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Fishing: Line 20
Foam Insulation & Packaging 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 20
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 10
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 5

plastic cups

plastic straws

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