Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Eel Canyon
1 December, 2020
- Team Leader
- Mohammed Leddawi
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 3.1 kgs (measured)
29.4165, 34.97378
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Eel Canyon
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deep Blue Dive Center
- City
- Aqaba
- Country
- Jordan
- Date
- 1 December, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.4165
Longitude: 34.97378
- Weather Conditions
-
slight winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–31 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 30 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 | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 864 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 37 |
Additional Information
fishing line
Comments and Feedback
We are pleased to announce that the vast majority of the fishing line is gone. We only need to go and trim off the smaller pieces that are attached to the corals and try and get rid of the rest in the sea grass.
