Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Victoria Star - Dubai, UAE
25 October, 2014
- Team Leader
- Jason Sockett
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 25 kgs (estimated)
25.088242, 55.143213
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Victoria Star - Dubai, UAE
- Organization/Dive Centre
- THE dive centre
- City
- Dubai
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 25 October, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 85 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.088242
Longitude: 55.143213
- Weather Conditions
-
Swell at sea
- Survey Depth Range
- 13–23 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 960 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Ship Wreck
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Groupers |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Fishing nets |
Additional Information
Storms breaking the nets of the fishermen, getting caught on the wrecks
Nets
