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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Yellowstone Reef

29 June, 2021

Team Leader
Mohammed Leddawi
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
9.1 kgs (measured)

29.41453, 34.97425

Survey Information

Location Name
Yellowstone Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Deep Blue Dive Center
City
Aqaba
Country
Jordan
Date
29 June, 2021
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.41453
Longitude: 34.97425
Weather Conditions
windy
Survey Depth Range
5–16 meters
Area Surveyed
60 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 29
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 11
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 66
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 76
Fishing: Line 17
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 102
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 8
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 39
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
wet wipes 3
knife 1
Wet wipes dispenser with wipes inside 1

People not properly disposing of items while eating and drinking on the beach.

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