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Anthias Divers House Reef - Na'ama Bay

16 March, 2020

Team Leader
Beth Sanders
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (estimated)

27.913340728214, 34.331263006951

Survey Information

Location Name
Anthias Divers House Reef - Na'ama Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Anthias Divers
City
Sharm el Sheikh
Country
Egypt
Date
16 March, 2020
Survey Duration
64 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.913340728214
Longitude: 34.331263006951
Weather Conditions
Exceptionally stormy three days previously.
Survey Depth Range
1–16 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 9
Fishing: Line 10
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 18
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 9
other materials collected
Brush 1
Razor 1

We believe that the big storm brought all the debris toward the shallow reef area

Plastic pieces


Thank you to out lovely divers for giving something back to our beloved Red Sea.

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