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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Halfmoon Beach

8 December, 2019

Team Leader
Shafeeq
Number of Participants
24
Total Debris Collected
350 kgs (estimated)

26.170232896564, 50.015327451385

Survey Information

Location Name
Halfmoon Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Divers island
City
Dammam
Country
Saudi Arabia
Date
8 December, 2019
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.170232896564
Longitude: 50.015327451385
Weather Conditions
Normal
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
60 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 30
Bags: Trash (plastic) 16
Balloons 19
Balls 17
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 18
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 22
Bottles: Oil/lube 5
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 5
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 32
Cigar Tips 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 32
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 15
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 30
Furnishings (plastic) 42
Gloves (latex) 7
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 29
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 7
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 3
Plastic Fragments 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Gloves (rubber) 2
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Tires/tyres 4
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 2
Pallets 4
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Tampons 2

Yes

None

Plastic

Plastic

Plastic


No

No

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