DIVE AGAINST DEBRIS

Dive Against Debris

Give back to the sea

It’s no secret – each year tens of thousands of marine animals and seabirds die from eating or getting tangled up in trash in the ocean. This marine debris is known to devastate habitats (both underwater and onshore), enter the food chain of aquatic life (in turn showing up in our own digestive systems), and litter once-untouched and pristine coastal areas.

According to Project AWARE, a global movement for ocean protection, 70% of the rubbish entering our ocean sinks to the seafloor. Enter the Dive Against Debris Program – an initiative created by Project AWARE that harnesses the power of divers and uses their love of the ocean to help tackle the underwater marine debris problem. Scuba Seekers is proud to support this worldwide citizen science project by conducting weekly clean-up dives at our precious house reef.

How Our Dive Against Debris Works
  • meet at Scuba Seekers dive center in Dahab at 09:30am
  • we provide tanks, weights, and mesh bags so all you have to do is bring yourself and your dive equipment (equipment rental is available)
  • our dive starts at the Mashraba dive site by the bridge and lasts 45-50 minutes
  • separate and sort all collected debris after the dive so we can identify Dahab’s largest sources of marine pollutants
  • end with a coffee and brainstorm session on effective solutions we can implement locally to stop the litter at the source
  • Scuba Seekers submits all data to Project AWARE to help raise awareness and inform local policy change
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WEEKLY CLEAN-UP

When: Every Monday at 09:30am
Durantion: 3 hours
Max. Depth: 30m.
Suitable for: Certified divers interested in helping clean the Red Sea
Prerequisites: Advanced Open Water Diver;
Min. 30 dives & good buoyancy control;
Medical Statement;
Price: Complimentary dive (air, tank & weights);
* Equipment hire not included

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Pieces of Trash Collected

Percentage of Materials Collected: Nov 2019 To-Date

Plastic Items
Cigarette Filters 11054 Pieces
Misc Plastic Fragments 2657 Pieces
Plastic Water Bottle Lid Wrappers 2080 Pieces
Snack Food and Condiment Packaging 1242 Pieces
Shisha and Hookah Plastic Seals 579 Pieces
Single-use Bags, Cutlery, Straws, and Bottles 533 Pieces
Other Materials
Paper and Cardboard 1179 Pieces
Cloth Items 1164 Pieces
Aluminum Foil, Beverage Cans and Tabs 898 Pieces
Glass and Ceramics 141 Pieces
Other 88 Pieces
Rubber Items 36 Pieces
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