Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Yellowstone Reef
30 December, 2020
- Team Leader
- Catherine Hoelzer
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 3.8 kgs (measured)
29.41315545126, 34.975745519806
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Yellowstone Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deep Blue Dive Center
- City
- Aqaba
- Country
- Jordan
- Date
- 30 December, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.41315545126
Longitude: 34.975745519806
- Weather Conditions
-
windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 50 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 54 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 10 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 26 |
| Cigarette Filters | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 8 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Baby Wipes | 2 |
Additional Information
Single use plastic cups--people drink a lot of water from bottles and don't properly dispose and don't recycle (recycling is very limited here).
plastic food containers--lots of take away food.
Plastic pieces--from torn up bags and other items.
