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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Marsa El Fokery South

21 November, 2019

Team Leader
Hossam M Ragab
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (estimated)

24.755258, 35.065668

Survey Information

Location Name
Marsa El Fokery South
Organization/Dive Centre
Red Sea Diving Safari
City
Marsa Alam
Country
Egypt
Date
21 November, 2019
Survey Duration
49 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.755258
Longitude: 35.065668
Weather Conditions
Good but big storm the week before (14/11)
Survey Depth Range
2–17 meters
Area Surveyed
5591.09 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 9
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 10
Fishing: Line 19
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 8
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 7

No

Nothing really unusual

Fishing lines

Plastic

Burlap bags

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