Dive Against Debris Data Submission
North Kubbar
21 June, 2024
- Team Leader
- Lulwah Aldabbous
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 kgs (estimated)
29.067863, 48.495999
Survey Information
- Location Name
- North Kubbar
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Finz Dive Center
- City
- Fahaheel
- Country
- Kuwait
- Date
- 21 June, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 64 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.067863
Longitude: 48.495999
- Weather Conditions
-
Waves calm with a little wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 7–14.8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 677.86 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Gastropods and Bivalves |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Nets |
| Comments | Gastropods and Bivalves |
Additional Information
Illegal fishing
Fishing Lure
Nets stuck to corals
Fishing line stuck to corals
Rope stuck to coral
Comments and Feedback
We found bigger nets we couldn’t remove
Area surveyed aprox 600 to 800 square meters
